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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Pico Gordo Azul copy.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''cyanoides''<br />Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Barinitas, [[Venezuela]], September 2014]] |
;[[: Category:Cyanoloxia|Cyanoloxia]] cyanoides | ;[[: Category:Cyanoloxia|Cyanoloxia]] cyanoides | ||
'''Includes: Rothschild's Grosbeak''' | '''Includes: Rothschild's Grosbeak''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Male''' | + | [[Image:6 Blue-black grosbeak P1050485.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female or young male, subspecies ''cyanoides''<br />Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}}<br />San Francisco Reserve, eastern [[Panama]], January 2018]] |
| − | '''Female''': dark brown | + | 17–18·5 cm (6¾-7¼ in)<br /> |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Shiny blue-black overall plumage | ||
| + | *Lighter blue rump | ||
| + | *Brighter blue forehead and [[Topography#Heads|superciliary]] area | ||
| + | '''Female''': dark brown overall plumage | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: <br /> | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: in)<br /> |
'''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | [[Image:Blue-Black_Grosbeak.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''concreta''<br />Photo by {{user|JWN+Andrewes|JWN Andrewes}}<br />Cockscomb, [[Belize]], March 2007]] | |
| + | There are four subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. c. concreta'': | *''C. c. concreta'': | ||
:*Lowlands of south-eastern [[Mexico]] (Veracruz) to [[Guatemala]] and [[Honduras]] | :*Lowlands of south-eastern [[Mexico]] (Veracruz) to [[Guatemala]] and [[Honduras]] | ||
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:*Eastern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]], Amazonian [[Brazil]] and [[Bolivia]] - split as Rothschild's Grosbeak by Gill and Donsker. Also placed in genus ''[[: Category:Cyanocompsa|Cyanocompsa]]'' by Gill and Donsker. | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]], Amazonian [[Brazil]] and [[Bolivia]] - split as Rothschild's Grosbeak by Gill and Donsker. Also placed in genus ''[[: Category:Cyanocompsa|Cyanocompsa]]'' by Gill and Donsker. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Humid evergreen forest, thickets, and dense vegetation may also been seen in dry scrub. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their mostly vegetarian diet consists of seeds, from grass, bamboo, maize and rice. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V5.2}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V5.2}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Grosbeak+cyanoides}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cyanoloxia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cyanoloxia]] | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 13 February 2018
- Cyanoloxia cyanoides
Includes: Rothschild's Grosbeak
Identification
17–18·5 cm (6¾-7¼ in)
Male
- Shiny blue-black overall plumage
- Lighter blue rump
- Brighter blue forehead and superciliary area
Female: dark brown overall plumage
Distribution
Central and South America: in)
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are four subspecies[1]:
- C. c. concreta:
- C. c. toddi: (also known as caerulescens)
- Nicaragua to Costa Rica and western Panama
- C. c. cyanoides:
- C. c. rothschildii:
Habitat
Humid evergreen forest, thickets, and dense vegetation may also been seen in dry scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Their mostly vegetarian diet consists of seeds, from grass, bamboo, maize and rice.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-black Grosbeak. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-black_Grosbeak
