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;[[:Category:Theristicus|Theristicus]] melanopis | ;[[:Category:Theristicus|Theristicus]] melanopis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Chile]], [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Peru]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ''Theristicus melanopis'' and ''T. branickii'' (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into ''T. melanopis'' following SACC (2005). | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Temperate grassland, open country, marshland, fields or arid sandy areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The diet includes insects, molluscs, small bird chicks and small mammals. | |
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| + | They nest in rocky gullies, cliffs or in woodland. 2 eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 28 days. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Theristicus+melanopis}} | {{GSearch|Theristicus+melanopis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Theristicus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Theristicus]] | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 13 November 2008
- Theristicus melanopis
Identification
Distribution
Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
Taxonomy
Theristicus melanopis and T. branickii (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into T. melanopis following SACC (2005).
Habitat
Temperate grassland, open country, marshland, fields or arid sandy areas.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, molluscs, small bird chicks and small mammals.
They nest in rocky gullies, cliffs or in woodland. 2 eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 28 days.
