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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], western [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], central and south-western [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], north-western [[Argentina]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], western [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], central and south-western [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], north-western [[Argentina]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[Image:Black-backed_Grosbeak.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Felix Wilson}}<br />[[Calilegua National Park]], Jujuy, [[Argentina]], 1999]] | + | [[Image:Black-backed_Grosbeak.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Fritz73|Felix Wilson}}<br />[[Calilegua National Park]], Jujuy, [[Argentina]], 1999]] |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 25 March 2020
Subspecies terminalis
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Hotel Pakaritampu, Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Hotel Pakaritampu, Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, Peru, September 2018
- Pheucticus aureoventris
Identification
22cm (8½ in)
Male
- Black upperparts
- Speckled yellow belly
- Heavy black bill
Sexes slightly dimorphic
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, western Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, central and south-western Brazil, Paraguay, north-western Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. a. meridensis (Merida):
- Andes of western Venezuela (Mérida)
- P. a. crissalis (Yellow-throated):
Yellow-rumped
- P. a. uropygialis':
- Eastern and Central Andes of Colombia
- P. a. terminalis:
- Andes of eastern Peru (Amazonas and Cuzco)
- Andes of eastern Peru (Amazonas and Cuzco)
Black-rumped
- P. a. aureoventris:
Habitat
Disturbed riparian secondary montane evergreen forest with ornamentals, scrubby woodland, well-bushed gardens. Humid Subtropical Life Zone. Observed at heights around 2040 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of berries, seeds and insects. They have also been observed feeding on flowers in Colombia.
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/
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-backed Grosbeak. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-backed_Grosbeak
