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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 21–29 cm (8¼-11½ in) | |
| + | *Glossy black, or greyish-black overall plumage | ||
| + | *Stout medium red-orange bill | ||
| + | *White face markings at the [[Topography#Heads|cere]] | ||
| + | *White upper throat | ||
| + | *Black eyes | ||
| + | *Black or greyish-black legs | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Central America|Central]] amd [[South America]]:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Central Ameroca''': found in [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. m. grandior'': | ||
| + | :*[[Caribbean]] slope of [[Honduras]] and [[Nicaragua]] to western [[Panama]] | ||
| + | *''M. m. fidelis'': | ||
| + | :*Caribbean eastern Panama and north-western [[Colombia]] (east to southern Córdoba) | ||
| + | *''M. m. pallescens'': | ||
| + | :South East Panama to western Colombia (south to upper Río San Juan) | ||
| + | *''M. m. sclateri'': | ||
| + | :North and central Colombia (Magdalena Valley south to northern Tolima) | ||
| + | *''M. m. peruana'': | ||
| + | :South East Colombia to southern [[Venezuela]], north-eastern [[Bolivia]] and upper Amazonian [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''M. m. rikeri'': | ||
| + | :Amazonian Brazil from Río Tapajós east to Piauí | ||
| + | *''M. m. morphoeus'': | ||
| + | :East Brazil (Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro) | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | From canopy down to mid-levels of tall, humid terra firme forests and low hill country rain forest. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They eat a variety of insects, including crickets, beetles, stick insects and cicadas. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|"Monasa morphoeus" {{!}} "White-fronted Nunbird"}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Monasa]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:01, 27 April 2023
- Monasa morphoeus
Identification
21–29 cm (8¼-11½ in)
- Glossy black, or greyish-black overall plumage
- Stout medium red-orange bill
- White face markings at the cere
- White upper throat
- Black eyes
- Black or greyish-black legs
Distribution
Central amd South America:
Central Ameroca: found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 7 subspecies[1]:
- M. m. grandior:
- M. m. fidelis:
- Caribbean eastern Panama and north-western Colombia (east to southern Córdoba)
- M. m. pallescens:
- South East Panama to western Colombia (south to upper Río San Juan)
- M. m. sclateri:
- North and central Colombia (Magdalena Valley south to northern Tolima)
- M. m. peruana:
- M. m. rikeri:
- Amazonian Brazil from Río Tapajós east to Piauí
- M. m. morphoeus:
- East Brazil (Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro)
Habitat
From canopy down to mid-levels of tall, humid terra firme forests and low hill country rain forest.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a variety of insects, including crickets, beetles, stick insects and cicadas.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-fronted Nunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-fronted_Nunbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
