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| − | [[Image:Black-and-white_Monjita_male_by_Jamfaraco.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo | + | [[Image:Black-and-white_Monjita_male_by_Jamfaraco.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br />Lages/SC, [[Brazil]], October 2006]] |
;[[: Category:Xolmis|Xolmis]] dominicanus | ;[[: Category:Xolmis|Xolmis]] dominicanus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*20.5 cm.<br /> | *20.5 cm.<br /> | ||
| − | ''' Male''' | + | ''' Male''' |
*White body | *White body | ||
*Black wings and tail | *Black wings and tail | ||
*White wing-tips particularly noticeable in flight<br /> | *White wing-tips particularly noticeable in flight<br /> | ||
| − | '''Female''' | + | '''Female''': similar |
*Crown, back of neck and back are a brownish-grey | *Crown, back of neck and back are a brownish-grey | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South-eastern [[Brazil]] (Paraná) to [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and north-east [[Argentina]] | South-eastern [[Brazil]] (Paraná) to [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and north-east [[Argentina]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
In the past, this species was placed in the genus ''[[: Category:Heteroxolmis|Heteroxolmis]]''. The second part of the scientific name has also recently been changed, from ''dominicana'' to ''dominicanus''. | In the past, this species was placed in the genus ''[[: Category:Heteroxolmis|Heteroxolmis]]''. The second part of the scientific name has also recently been changed, from ''dominicana'' to ''dominicanus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | [[Image:Black_and_White_Monjita.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo | + | [[Image:Black_and_White_Monjita.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female <br />Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br />Lages/SC, [[Brazil]], September 2004]] |
Open areas, fields and humid fields, dry lowland grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, arable land, and pastureland. | Open areas, fields and humid fields, dry lowland grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, arable land, and pastureland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | |||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Mostly silent. Occasionally delivers soft calls. | Mostly silent. Occasionally delivers soft calls. | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 9 April 2010
- Xolmis dominicanus
Identification
- 20.5 cm.
Male
- White body
- Black wings and tail
- White wing-tips particularly noticeable in flight
Female: similar
- Crown, back of neck and back are a brownish-grey
Distribution
South-eastern Brazil (Paraná) to Paraguay, Uruguay and north-east Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
In the past, this species was placed in the genus Heteroxolmis. The second part of the scientific name has also recently been changed, from dominicana to dominicanus.
Habitat
Open areas, fields and humid fields, dry lowland grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, arable land, and pastureland.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Mostly silent. Occasionally delivers soft calls.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-white Monjita. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-white_Monjita
