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;[[: Category:Casiornis|Casiornis]] fusca | ;[[: Category:Casiornis|Casiornis]] fusca | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Rufous crown, wings and tail, pale | + | *Rufous crown, wings and tail, pale |
| + | *Greyish-pink throat and breast | ||
| + | *Creamy-yellow belly | ||
| + | *Dark bill with flesh-pink base | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in north-eastern [[Brazil]]. | [[South America]]: found in north-eastern [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Caatinga and scrub | Caatinga and scrub | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Erect posture when perched. Crest often raised. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | There is little known about their diet, but they are thought to hawk for insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) |
| + | #Arthurgrosset | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 28 November 2014
- Casiornis fusca
Identification
- Rufous crown, wings and tail, pale
- Greyish-pink throat and breast
- Creamy-yellow belly
- Dark bill with flesh-pink base
Distribution
South America: found in north-eastern Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Caatinga and scrub
Behaviour
Erect posture when perched. Crest often raised.
Diet
There is little known about their diet, but they are thought to hawk for insects.
References
- 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.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Arthurgrosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ash-throated Casiornis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ash-throated_Casiornis
