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[[Image:Black-capped SparrowSJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br /> El Oro Province, [[Ecuador]], November 2014]] | [[Image:Black-capped SparrowSJ.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br /> El Oro Province, [[Ecuador]], November 2014]] | ||
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;[[:category:Arremon|Arremon]] abeillei | ;[[:category:Arremon|Arremon]] abeillei | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 15 cm | |
| + | *Black head and [[Topography#Heads|malar]] area | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *White throat | ||
| + | *Black upper breast | ||
| + | *Long bill | ||
| + | *Short tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. | [[South America]]: found in [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''A. a. abeillei'': | *''A. a. abeillei'': | ||
:*Arid scrub of south-western [[Ecuador]] (Manabí) to north-western [[Peru]] (Cajamarca) | :*Arid scrub of south-western [[Ecuador]] (Manabí) to north-western [[Peru]] (Cajamarca) | ||
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:*North-western [[Peru]] (upper Marañón Valley) | :*North-western [[Peru]] (upper Marañón Valley) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry forests and moist lowland forests. | + | Dry forests and moist lowland forests. Observed at heights around 610 m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Ground feeder, but their diet is not known | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Arremon+abeillei}} | {{GSearch|Arremon+abeillei}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Arremon]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Arremon]] | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 1 March 2015
- Arremon abeillei
Identification
15 cm
- Black head and malar area
- White supercilium
- White throat
- Black upper breast
- Long bill
- Short tail
Distribution
South America: found in Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. a. abeillei:
- A. a. nigriceps:
- North-western Peru (upper Marañón Valley)
Habitat
Dry forests and moist lowland forests. Observed at heights around 610 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Ground feeder, but their diet is not known
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-capped Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Sparrow
