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| - | [[Category:Heliornis]] | |
| | ;[[:Category:Heliornis|Heliornis]] fulica | | ;[[:Category:Heliornis|Heliornis]] fulica |
| - | [[Image:Sungrebe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by sungrebe<br />Photo taken: Rio Frio, Mexico..]] | + | [[Image:Sungrebe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''sungrebe'''<br>Location: Rio Frio, [[Mexico]]]] |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | 28-31 cm. Brown, long neck, black tail, long red bill, black and white striped crown and neck, black and yellow feet. Buff cheeks in the female and white for the male. | | 28-31 cm. Brown, long neck, black tail, long red bill, black and white striped crown and neck, black and yellow feet. Buff cheeks in the female and white for the male. |
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Central America]] and [[South America]] from southern [[Mexico]] to northeast [[Argentina]] and southern [[Brazil]]. | + | Southern [[Mexico]] to northeastern [[Argentina]] and [[Brazil]]. |
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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | It is the only member of the genus ''Heliornis''. | + | A monotypic species. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Swamps and marshes. | + | Tropical lowlands; swamps and marshes. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | It builds a nest of twigs in a bush over water. 3-4 brown-mottled cinnamon eggs are laid, and incubated for about eleven days. The father possesses specialized pockets, or pouches, one under each wing, which carry the helpless young, even in flight. | | It builds a nest of twigs in a bush over water. 3-4 brown-mottled cinnamon eggs are laid, and incubated for about eleven days. The father possesses specialized pockets, or pouches, one under each wing, which carry the helpless young, even in flight. |
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| - | The diet includes a variety of aquatic life, fish and water plants. | + | The diet includes a variety of aquatic life, fish and water plants. |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | {{GSearch|Sungrebe}} | + | {{GSearch|Heliornis+fulica}} |
| - | | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Heliornis]] |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] | + | |
Current revision
- Heliornis fulica
Photo by
sungrebeLocation: Rio Frio,
Mexico[edit] Identification
28-31 cm. Brown, long neck, black tail, long red bill, black and white striped crown and neck, black and yellow feet. Buff cheeks in the female and white for the male.
[edit] Distribution
Southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina and Brazil.
[edit] Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
[edit] Habitat
Tropical lowlands; swamps and marshes.
[edit] Behaviour
It builds a nest of twigs in a bush over water. 3-4 brown-mottled cinnamon eggs are laid, and incubated for about eleven days. The father possesses specialized pockets, or pouches, one under each wing, which carry the helpless young, even in flight.
The diet includes a variety of aquatic life, fish and water plants.
[edit] External Links
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