White-naped Xenopsaris - BirdForum Opus

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Entre Rios Province, Argentina, October, 2019

Alternative name: Reed Manakin, White-naped Becard

Xenopsaris albinucha

Identification

12·5–13 cm (5-5½ in)
Male

• Black crown with bluish sheen
• White lores and lower forehead

Distribution

Adult male, subspecies minor
Photo © by ianp
Falcon State, north west Venezuela, April 2010

South America: found in Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized¹:

• X. a. albinucha:

• Interior north-eastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay and northern Argentina

• X. a. minor:

• Locally in western and central Venezuela and extreme northern Brazil (Roraima)

Habitat

Forests, riparian brush and open wetlands.

Behaviour

Juvenile male
Photo © by birdclub
Pantanal, Brazil

Diet

Their diet hasn't been well studied, but it is known that they eat some insects.

Breeding

They construct a cup-shaped nest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Mobley, J. (2020). White-naped Becard (Xenopsaris albinucha). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57533 on 21 January 2020).

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-naped Xenopsaris. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-naped_Xenopsaris

External Links

Search for photos of White-naped Xenopsaris in the gallery