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+ | [[Image:Greater Scythebill -- Drymotoxeres pucheranii.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Juan+Colombia|Juan Colombia}}<br />[[Farallones de Cali National Park]], [[Colombia]], March 2011]] | ||
;[[:Category:Drymotoxeres|Drymotoxeres]] pucheranii | ;[[:Category:Drymotoxeres|Drymotoxeres]] pucheranii | ||
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''Campylorhamphus pucherani'' | ''Campylorhamphus pucherani'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 24–30 cm<br /> | |
− | + | *Rufous-brown | |
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
Toes and claws are longer than in other Scythebills; these are also found at lower elevation | Toes and claws are longer than in other Scythebills; these are also found at lower elevation | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
− | Clements (2010) | + | Clements (2010) and IOC (2010)<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> moved this species to genus ''[[:Category:Drymotoxeres|Drymotoxeres]]''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Usually alone when feeding, which is done on moss covered trunks and branches, including tree ferns. | Usually alone when feeding, which is done on moss covered trunks and branches, including tree ferns. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet is not well recorded, but presumabed to be mostly arthropods. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=168465 Birdforum thread] with link to the paper describing the new genus |
− | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | + | #Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Scythebill+pucheranii}} | {{GSearch|Scythebill+pucheranii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Drymotoxeres]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Drymotoxeres]] |
Latest revision as of 18:28, 11 September 2014
- Drymotoxeres pucheranii
Campylorhamphus pucherani
Identification
24–30 cm
- Rufous-brown
Similar species
Toes and claws are longer than in other Scythebills; these are also found at lower elevation
Distribution
South America: found locally in Western Andes of Colombia to south-eastern Peru (Cuzco)
Taxonomy
Clements (2010) and IOC (2010)[2] moved this species to genus Drymotoxeres.
Habitat
Upper montane forest, occurring from 900 to 3000 m asl (varying from country to country)
Behaviour
Usually alone when feeding, which is done on moss covered trunks and branches, including tree ferns.
Diet
Their diet is not well recorded, but presumabed to be mostly arthropods.
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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Birdforum thread with link to the paper describing the new genus
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Scythebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Scythebill