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;[[:Category: Contopus|Contopus]] lugubris | ;[[:Category: Contopus|Contopus]] lugubris | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 26.5cm | + | 26.5cm |
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*Sooty grey above | *Sooty grey above | ||
*Pale olive grey below | *Pale olive grey below | ||
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*Black wings with grey feather edges and a weak wing bar | *Black wings with grey feather edges and a weak wing bar | ||
*Black tail | *Black tail | ||
| − | *Sexes similar | + | *Sexes similar<br /> |
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'''Juvenile''' | '''Juvenile''' | ||
*Browner above | *Browner above | ||
*Rufous fringed wing feathers | *Rufous fringed wing feathers | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]]. | + | [[South America]]: found in the montane forests of [[Costa Rica]] and extreme western [[Panama]] (Chiriqu¡). |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Cloud forest and forest edges, above 4000ft. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The female builds a broad, thick-walled saucer nest from moss and lichen, lined with plant fibres. 2 eggs | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | The female builds a broad, thick-walled saucer nest from moss and lichen, lined with plant fibres. The 2 eggs are incubated by the female for 15-16 days. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially. | The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | Call: loud ''whip''. | + | '''Call''': loud ''whip''.<br /> |
| − | + | '''Song''': repetitive ''fred-reek-fear''. | |
| − | Song: repetitive ''fred-reek-fear''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Contopus+lugubris}} | {{GSearch|Contopus+lugubris}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Contopus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Contopus]] |
Latest revision as of 01:45, 5 July 2014
- Contopus lugubris
Identification
26.5cm
- Sooty grey above
- Pale olive grey below
- Yellow lower belly
- Crown has prominent crest
- Pale grey throat
- Black wings with grey feather edges and a weak wing bar
- Black tail
- Sexes similar
Juvenile
- Browner above
- Rufous fringed wing feathers
Distribution
South America: found in the montane forests of Costa Rica and extreme western Panama (Chiriqu¡).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cloud forest and forest edges, above 4000ft.
Behaviour
Breeding
The female builds a broad, thick-walled saucer nest from moss and lichen, lined with plant fibres. The 2 eggs are incubated by the female for 15-16 days.
Diet
The diet includes insects which are hawked aerially.
Vocalisation
Call: loud whip.
Song: repetitive fred-reek-fear.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dark Pewee. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dark_Pewee
