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[[Image:Pied_Water_Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}} <br/>Photo taken: Nariva Swamp, [[Trinidad]] ]]
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[[Image:Pied_Water_Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}} <br/>Nariva Swamp, [[Trinidad]]May 2006]]
 
;[[:Category:Fluvicola|Fluvicola]] pica
 
;[[:Category:Fluvicola|Fluvicola]] pica
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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13.5 cm long and weighs 13g. White with a black nape, back, wings and tail. Sexes are similar, although the female may have some brown mixed with the black, and immature birds are brown where the adult is black.  
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12·5–13·5 cm (5-5¼ in)
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*White head
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*Black hindcrown to nape, back, wings and tail
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Sexes are similarly marked, though the female is browner on the back.<br />
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Immature birds are brown where the adult is black.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Eastern half of [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], The [[Guianas]], and just into northern [[Brazil]].
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[[Image:DSC 2409.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Gerald+Friesen|Gerald Friesen}}<br />[[Trinidad]], February 2017]]
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[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found in the eastern half of [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], The [[Guianas]], and just into northern [[Brazil]].
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
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>.  
  
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Has been considered conspecific with [[Black-backed Water Tyrant]].
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Has been considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Black-backed Water Tyrant]].
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Savannas and the edges of mangrove swamps.
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Savannas and the edges of mangrove swamps, marshes, lakes and ponds.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The nest is a ball shape, lined with feathers, made of plant material and has a side entrance.  2-3 creamy brown spotted eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents.
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====Breeding====
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The large ball-shaped nest is constructed by both adults and made from plant material. It has a side entrance and is lined with feathers. The clutch consists of 2-3 cream brown-spotted eggs which are incubated by both adults.
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Diet includes insects found in low waterside vegetation.
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====Diet====
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Diet consists almost entirely of insects, generally gleaned from leaves and emergent vegetation. They usually forage singly, or in loosely associated pairs.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}# Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
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# Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
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#Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Fluvicola+pica}}  
 
{{GSearch|Fluvicola+pica}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Fluvicola]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Fluvicola]]

Revision as of 21:18, 10 March 2017

Photo by Steve G
Nariva Swamp, TrinidadMay 2006
Fluvicola pica

Identification

12·5–13·5 cm (5-5¼ in)

  • White head
  • Black hindcrown to nape, back, wings and tail

Sexes are similarly marked, though the female is browner on the back.
Immature birds are brown where the adult is black.

Distribution

Female
Photo by Gerald Friesen
Trinidad, February 2017

Central and South America: found in the eastern half of Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, The Guianas, and just into northern Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species1.

Has been considered conspecific with Black-backed Water Tyrant.

Habitat

Savannas and the edges of mangrove swamps, marshes, lakes and ponds.

Behaviour

Breeding

The large ball-shaped nest is constructed by both adults and made from plant material. It has a side entrance and is lined with feathers. The clutch consists of 2-3 cream brown-spotted eggs which are incubated by both adults.

Diet

Diet consists almost entirely of insects, generally gleaned from leaves and emergent vegetation. They usually forage singly, or in loosely associated pairs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
  3. Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)

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