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Oaxaca Valley, Mexico, December 2018
Peucaea mystacalis

Aimophila mystacalis

Identification

15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in)

  • Grey crown and nape, with faint darker streaks
  • Grey face sides
  • White supraloral stripe
  • Broken eye ring

Distribution

Central plateau of Mexico (Puebla to Oaxaca).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species1.

Was formerly placed in genus Aimophila.

Habitat

Semi-open scub, thickets, grassy clearings and thorn forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of seeds, insects and spiders, also some fruits.

Breeding

They construct a cup nest from dry grass and twigs. They line it with fine grass and hair.

References

  1. 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/
  2. 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)

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