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| | The diet consists of insects which are caught at less than 20 m/65 ft above ground. | | The diet consists of insects which are caught at less than 20 m/65 ft above ground. |
| | ====Breeding==== | | ====Breeding==== |
| - | Nesting is colonial, taking place in March/April, most often in palms or tobaco sheds<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | + | Nesting is colonial, taking place in March/April, most often in palms or tobaco sheds<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
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| | + | Easily seen around inhabited areas breeding in any thatched roof buildings including roadside shelters. (P.Freestone) |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| | # Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054 | | # Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054 |
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- Tachornis phoenicobia
Identification
Mostly black upperside with white rump. Mostly white underside with a thin dark breast band. Sides of head is dark grey-brown, not black. Immature has buffy instead of white underside. [1]
Distribution
Cuba, Isle of Pines, Jamaica and Hispaniola. Vagrant to Puerto Rico and accidental vagrant to Florida (1 record).
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
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Habitat
Lowlands and low mountains.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of insects which are caught at less than 20 m/65 ft above ground.
Breeding
Nesting is colonial, taking place in March/April, most often in palms or tobaco sheds[1].
Easily seen around inhabited areas breeding in any thatched roof buildings including roadside shelters. (P.Freestone)
References
- Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
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