- Chrysomus ruficapillus
Identification
Male average18·5 cm (7¼ In); female average 17·1 cm (7¾ in)
Male
- Mainly black
- Chestnut cap and throat
Female
- Dull olive brown
- Yellow throat
Distribution
South America: found from French Guiana and Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.
Taxonomy
This species has previously been thought to belong to the genus Agelaius.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. r. frontalis:
- French Guiana and eastern Brazil
- C. r. ruficapillus:
Habitat
Lowland marshes, reed beds and rice fields.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds (particularly rise seed), insects and spiders.
Breeding
The nest is built in a paddy field. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which are incubated for 13 days. The young fledge about 14 days later.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)
- BioOne Online Journal
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Chestnut-capped Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Chestnut-capped_Blackbird
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