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;[[:category: Tityra|Tityra]] inquisitor | ;[[:category: Tityra|Tityra]] inquisitor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 16·5–20·5 cm (6½-8 in)<br /> | |
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
| − | *Pale grey | + | *Pale grey upperparts |
| − | *Black | + | *Black crown, [[Topography#Heads|lores]] , ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and subocular area<br /> |
'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
*Brown head | *Brown head | ||
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'''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]] | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]] | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:DSC065961.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''pelzelni''<br />Photo by {{user|kitefarrago|kitefarrago}}<br />Araras Lodge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]], August 2017]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''T. i. albitorques'': | *''T. i. albitorques'': | ||
:*Tropical eastern [[Panama]] to north-western [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | :*Tropical eastern [[Panama]] to north-western [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | ||
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Atlantic Rainforest, forest edges, semi-open lowland humid forest and littoral forest. | Atlantic Rainforest, forest edges, semi-open lowland humid forest and littoral forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of fruit, though they feed mostly invertebrates to their young. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
They utilise old woodpecker holes in dead trees for the nest. | They utilise old woodpecker holes in dead trees for the nest. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
#Encyclopaedia Brittanica | #Encyclopaedia Brittanica | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 11 January 2018
- Tityra inquisitor
Identification
16·5–20·5 cm (6½-8 in)
Male
Female
- Brown head
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Female, subspecies pelzelni
Photo by kitefarrago
Araras Lodge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 2017
Photo by kitefarrago
Araras Lodge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 2017
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- T. i. albitorques:
- T. i. buckleyi:
- T. i. erythrogenys:
- T. i. fraserii:
- T. i. inquisitor:
- T. i. pelzelni:
Habitat
Atlantic Rainforest, forest edges, semi-open lowland humid forest and littoral forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fruit, though they feed mostly invertebrates to their young.
Breeding
They utilise old woodpecker holes in dead trees for the nest.
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/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Encyclopaedia Brittanica
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-crowned Tityra. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-crowned_Tityra
