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;[[:Category:Tachornis|Tachornis]] phoenicobia | ;[[:Category:Tachornis|Tachornis]] phoenicobia | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Mostly black upperside with white rump. | + | Mostly black upperside with white rump. Narrow white central underside between black flanks and with a thin dark breast band. Sides of head is dark grey-brown, not black. Immature has buffy instead of white underside. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Cuba]], [[Isle of Pines]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]]. Vagrant to [[Puerto Rico]] and accidental vagrant to [[Florida]] (1 record). | [[Cuba]], [[Isle of Pines]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Hispaniola]]. Vagrant to [[Puerto Rico]] and accidental vagrant to [[Florida]] (1 record). | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| − | + | *''T. p. iradii'': | |
| + | :*[[Cuba]] and Isle of Pines | ||
| + | *''T. p. phoenicobia'': | ||
| + | :*[[Jamaica]], [[Hispaniola]], Saona, Beata and Île-á-Vache | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowlands and low mountains. | Lowlands and low mountains. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
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==== | ||
| + | Nesting is colonial, taking place in March/April, most often in palms or tobaco sheds<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| − | + | 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 | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Freestone.P. 2005 Trip Report to Dominican Republic. Cornwall Birding Website. http://www.cornwall-birding.co.uk/trip-reports/dominican-republic-a-hotel-bird-report/ |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tachornis+phoenicobia}} | {{GSearch|Tachornis+phoenicobia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tachornis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tachornis]] | ||
Revision as of 01:05, 10 October 2013
- Tachornis phoenicobia
Identification
Mostly black upperside with white rump. Narrow white central underside between black flanks and 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]
- T. p. iradii:
- Cuba and Isle of Pines
- T. p. phoenicobia:
- Jamaica, Hispaniola, Saona, Beata and Île-á-Vache
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.
- Freestone.P. 2005 Trip Report to Dominican Republic. Cornwall Birding Website. http://www.cornwall-birding.co.uk/trip-reports/dominican-republic-a-hotel-bird-report/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Antillean Palm Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Antillean_Palm_Swift
