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;[[:Category:Gubernatrix|Gubernatrix]] cristata | ;[[:Category:Gubernatrix|Gubernatrix]] cristata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Yellow Cardinal f web.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes Province, [[Argentina]], September 2013]] | ||
20 cm (8 in)<br /> | 20 cm (8 in)<br /> | ||
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
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*Crest and black bib bordered white | *Crest and black bib bordered white | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[South America]]: found in extreme south-eastern [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]] to northern [[Argentina]]. | [[South America]]: found in extreme south-eastern [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]] to northern [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Cardeal-amarelo7.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />Esteros Del Iberá, Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, [[Argentina]], January 2017]] | ||
Their diet consists of seeds and probably arthropods. They forage on the ground. | Their diet consists of seeds and probably arthropods. They forage on the ground. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
The clutch consists of 3 eggs. The nest is a large moss-lined cup formed from twigs and grass. | The clutch consists of 3 eggs. The nest is a large moss-lined cup formed from twigs and grass. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:51, 12 January 2017
- Gubernatrix cristata
Identification
20 cm (8 in)
Male
- Yellow-olive upperparts
- Black streaking on back
- Long, black, bushy crest and bib, bordered yellow
- Yellow-olive breast and flanks
- Yellow centre to belly
- Yellow tail with black central rectrices
Female
- Duller above,
- Grey cheeks, breast, and sides of belly, with paler centre
- Some yellow on rear crown
- Crest and black bib bordered white
Distribution
South America: found in extreme south-eastern Brazil and Uruguay to northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open woodland, savanna, scrub and shrubby steppe.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds and probably arthropods. They forage on the ground.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 3 eggs. The nest is a large moss-lined cup formed from twigs and grass.
References
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow Cardinal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow_Cardinal
External Links
