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Male left, female right
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Lima, Peru

Chrysomus icterocephalus

[edit] Identification

21-26cm
Male

• Black body
• Yellow hood and upper chest
• Black lores
• Black bill
  

Female

• Greyish-olive upperparts
• Brown belly flecked with black
• Dusky-yellow hood
• Yellow throat and the stripe over the eye is brighter

[edit] Distribution

Colombia and Peru to Brazil, the Guianas, and Trinidad.

[edit] Taxonomy

This species has previously been thought to belong to the genus Agelaius. Two subspecies are recognized: bogotensis and icterocephalus.

[edit] Habitat

Marshes and wet grasslands.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

Males approach females with a distinctive fluttering flight; receptive females follow males to nests. The male builds the nest in aquatic vegetation; the female adds to the lining. Mated males stay with their mate until incubation begins, then they build another nest and seek an additional mate. Successful males mate with up to five different females in a single season. 2–3 eggs are laid and are incubated by the female for 10–11 days; young fledge at about 11 days.^[1]

[edit] Diet

The diet includes aquatic insects, grain, and weed seeds.

[edit] References

1. Planet of Birds

• List of references

[edit] External Links