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;[[:Category:Gubernatrix|Gubernatrix]] cristata | ;[[:Category:Gubernatrix|Gubernatrix]] cristata | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 30 March 2023
- 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 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow_Cardinal
External Links
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