- Monasa morphoeus
Identification
21–29 cm (8¼-11½ in)
- Glossy black, or greyish-black overall plumage
- Stout medium red-orange bill
- White face markings at the cere
- White upper throat
- Black eyes
- Black or greyish-black legs
Distribution
Central amd South America:
Central Ameroca: found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 7 subspecies[1]:
- M. m. grandior:
- M. m. fidelis:
- Caribbean eastern Panama and north-western Colombia (east to southern Córdoba)
- M. m. pallescens:
- South East Panama to western Colombia (south to upper Río San Juan)
- M. m. sclateri:
- North and central Colombia (Magdalena Valley south to northern Tolima)
- M. m. peruana:
- M. m. rikeri:
- Amazonian Brazil from Río Tapajós east to Piauí
- M. m. morphoeus:
- East Brazil (Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro)
Habitat
From canopy down to mid-levels of tall, humid terra firme forests and low hill country rain forest.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a variety of insects, including crickets, beetles, stick insects and cicadas.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-fronted Nunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-fronted_Nunbird
External Links
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