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;[[:Category:Agriornis|Agriornis]] montanus | ;[[:Category:Agriornis|Agriornis]] montanus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Bill black and thinner than most [[Dictionary_A-C#C|congeners]]. In north undertail coverts and tail sides white while in central and southern [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]], the nearest part of the tail sides are dark. Eye is pale in northern birds but may be dark in birds from southern [[Bolivia]] and south of there. | + | 23–24 cm (9-9½ in)<br /> |
| + | Bill black and thinner than most [[Dictionary_A-C#C|congeners]]. | ||
| + | ====Variations==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-billed Shrike TyrantSJ.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''insolens''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Huánuco, [[Peru]], August 2017]] | ||
| + | In north undertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and tail sides white while in central and southern [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]], the nearest part of the tail sides are dark. Eye is pale in northern birds but may be dark in birds from southern [[Bolivia]] and south of there. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] |
| − | [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] | ||
Vagrant to the [[Falkland Islands]]. | Vagrant to the [[Falkland Islands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
The scientific name has been spelled ''montana'' in the past. | The scientific name has been spelled ''montana'' in the past. | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''A. m. solitarius'': | *''A. m. solitarius'': | ||
:*Andes of [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] | :*Andes of [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Likes to perch on wires, buildings in villages, and rocks, but rarely on bushes. | Likes to perch on wires, buildings in villages, and rocks, but rarely on bushes. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists of large insects, frogs, lizards, small mammals, eggs, nestlings and seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| − | # Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 | + | #Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Agriornis+montan}} | {{GSearch|Agriornis+montan}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Agriornis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Agriornis]] | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 13 November 2017
- Agriornis montanus
Identification
23–24 cm (9-9½ in)
Bill black and thinner than most congeners.
Variations
In north undertail coverts and tail sides white while in central and southern Chile and Argentina, the nearest part of the tail sides are dark. Eye is pale in northern birds but may be dark in birds from southern Bolivia and south of there.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Vagrant to the Falkland Islands.
Taxonomy
The scientific name has been spelled montana in the past.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- A. m. solitarius:
- A. m. insolens:
- Andes of Peru
- A. m. intermedius:
- A. m. montanus:
- A. m. maritimus (A. m. leucura included herein):
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland, high-altitude grassland, and pastureland; can be seen at heights around 3,500m
Behaviour
Likes to perch on wires, buildings in villages, and rocks, but rarely on bushes.
Diet
Their diet consists of large insects, frogs, lizards, small mammals, eggs, nestlings and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
- BF Member observations
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-billed_Shrike-Tyrant
