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[[Image:Spectacled Redstart nominate.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''melanocephalus''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Oxapampa, Pasco, [[Peru]], August 2017]] | [[Image:Spectacled Redstart nominate.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''melanocephalus''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Oxapampa, Pasco, [[Peru]], August 2017]] | ||
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;[[: Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] melanocephalus | ;[[: Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] melanocephalus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Spectacled_Redstart.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''ruficoronatus''<br />Photo by {{user|Michael+W|Michael W}}<br />Termes de Papallacta Hot Springs on the East slope of the Andes in [[Ecuador]], March 2007]] | |
| + | 13–13·5 cm (5-5¼ in)<br /> | ||
| + | *Black crown and face | ||
| + | *Yellow eyering and [[Dictionary_P-S#S|supraloral]] stripe | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: ''ruficoronatus'' | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | Five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. m. ruficoronatus'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of south-western [[Colombia]] (Nariño) to southern [[Ecuador]] (Loja) | ||
| + | *''M. m. griseonuchus'': | ||
| + | :*Western Andes of north-western [[Peru]] (Piura and Cajamarca) | ||
| + | *''M. m. malaris'': | ||
| + | :*Central Andes of northern Peru (north of Chachapoyas in Amazonas) | ||
| + | *''M. m. melanocephalus'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern Andes of Peru (Amazonas to Ayacucho) | ||
| + | *''M. m. bolivianus'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of southern Peru (Cuzco) to western [[Bolivia]] (La Paz and Cochabamba) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Humid montane forests, elfin and cloud forests, forest edges and nearby scrub. Observed at heights around 2,300 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Food is mostly invertebrates. | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Food is mostly invertebrates, insects and other invertebrates. They prefer to forage in the high canopy, but do feed at all levels, including the tops of bushes. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myioborus+melanocephalus}} | {{GSearch|Myioborus+melanocephalus}} | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 12 November 2017
Alternative name: Spectacled Whitestart
- Myioborus melanocephalus
Identification
13–13·5 cm (5-5¼ in)
- Black crown and face
- Yellow eyering and supraloral stripe
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized1:
- M. m. ruficoronatus:
- M. m. griseonuchus:
- Western Andes of north-western Peru (Piura and Cajamarca)
- M. m. malaris:
- Central Andes of northern Peru (north of Chachapoyas in Amazonas)
- M. m. melanocephalus:
- Eastern Andes of Peru (Amazonas to Ayacucho)
- M. m. bolivianus:
- Andes of southern Peru (Cuzco) to western Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)
Habitat
Humid montane forests, elfin and cloud forests, forest edges and nearby scrub. Observed at heights around 2,300 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Food is mostly invertebrates, insects and other invertebrates. They prefer to forage in the high canopy, but do feed at all levels, including the tops of bushes.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spectacled Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spectacled_Redstart
