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Revision as of 01:37, 1 April 2008
- Gampsonyx swainsonii
Identification
Yellow forehead and cheeks, grey-black crown, wings and tail, white underparts, yellow legs and feet, red-chestnut eyes, black bill.
Distribution
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies recognised: leonae in Central America and northern South America, nominate race in Brazil and northern Argentina and magnus in Ecuador and Peru.
Habitat
Sparsely wooded savannas.
Behaviour
A deep cup of sticks built high in a tree and 2-4 brown-marked white eggs are laid; incubated mainly by the female for 34-35 days to hatching, with a further 5 weeks to fledging. There may be two broods in a season.
Diet includes lizards, small birds and insects.
