Ash-throated Casiornis - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Fritz73
Quixadá, Brazil, 29 September 2017

Casiornis fusca

Identification

• Rufous crown, wings and tail, pale
• Greyish-pink throat and breast
• Creamy-yellow belly
• Dark bill with flesh-pink base

Distribution

South America: found in north-eastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Caatinga and scrub

Behaviour

Erect posture when perched. Crest often raised.

Diet

There is little known about their diet, but they are thought to hawk for insects.

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. Scholes, E., P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Ash-throated Casiornis (Casiornis fuscus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.astcas2.01
3. Arthurgrosset

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ash-throated Casiornis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ash-throated_Casiornis

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