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;[[:category: Pulsatrix|Pulsatrix]] melanota | ;[[:category: Pulsatrix|Pulsatrix]] melanota | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 48 cm | ||
| + | *Brown facial disc | ||
| + | *White eyebrows and [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *Dark brown head | ||
| + | *White spotted chocolate-brown upperparts | ||
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| + | Sexes similar | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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There are 2 subspecies | There are 2 subspecies | ||
*''P. m. melanota'': | *''P. m. melanota'': | ||
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:*Yungas of west-central [[Bolivia]] | :*Yungas of west-central [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Humid lowland forests and montanes. Observed at heights around 860 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | There has been little recorded, but they are thought to eat insects such as crickets. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pulsatrix+melanota}} | {{GSearch|Pulsatrix+melanota}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[category:Pulsatrix]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[category:Pulsatrix]] | ||
Revision as of 23:28, 14 December 2014
- Pulsatrix melanota
Identification
48 cm
- Brown facial disc
- White eyebrows and lores
- Dark brown head
- White spotted chocolate-brown upperparts
Sexes similar
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies
- P. m. melanota:
- P. m. philoscia:
- Yungas of west-central Bolivia
Habitat
Humid lowland forests and montanes. Observed at heights around 860 m.
Behaviour
Diet
There has been little recorded, but they are thought to eat insects such as crickets.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-bellied Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-bellied_Owl
