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[[Image:Red-throated_Ant-tanager_(male)StanleyJones.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Subspecies ''fuscicauda''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br>Location: Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, [[Costa Rica]], March 2006]]
 
;[[: Category:Habia|Habia]] fuscicauda
 
;[[: Category:Habia|Habia]] fuscicauda
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[[Image:Red-throated_Ant_Tanager.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by rb_stern]]
 
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[[Image:d08_2218.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|nomdeploom|nomdeploom}} <br/>Location: Parque Natural Metropolitano, [[Panama]].]]
 
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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19 cm.  Dull red, paler below, bright red throat and central crown, dark bill and eyes. The female is brown-olive, paler and greyer below, yellow throat and small dull yellow crown stripe. Young birds are brown and lack the throat and crown patches.  
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18–20 cm (7-8 in)
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*Dark red head
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*Scarlet crown patch (generally concealed)
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*Dusky upperparts
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*Bright red throat
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*Paler underparts
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*Strong dark bill<br />
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Female: brownish-olive overall plumage, paler and greyer underparts, yellow throat and small pale yellow crown stripe. <br />Young birds are brown, lacking the throat and crown patches.
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===Similar Species===
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[[Image:red-throated_ant-tanger_F.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Cedric+K.|Cedric K.}} <br />Parque Natural Metropolitano, [[Panama]], April 2009]]
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Very difficult to distinguish from the [[Red-crowned Ant Tanager]].  However, this species has darker [[Topography#Heads|lores]], and the red or yellow crown stripe lacks the black edge found on the Red-crowned Ant Tanager.  Both these differences are subtle; best differentiation is voice.
  
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The red or yellow crown stripe of this species lack a black edge which is found on [[Red-crowned Ant Tanager]].
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Mexico]] to [[Panama]] and [[Colombia]]
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[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found from [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]] and [[Colombia]]
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Six subspecies are known of Red-throated Ant Tanager (also known as Red-throated Ant-Tanager): ''salvini'', ''insularis'', ''discolor'', ''fuscicauda'', ''willisi'', and ''erythrolaema''.
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Red-throated Ant-Tanager4.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''insularis''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|firecrest15|firecrest15}}<br />Reserve Toh, Quintana Roo, [[Mexico]], 29 April 2019]]
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Six subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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*''H. f. salvini'':
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:*South East [[Mexico]] (San Luis Potosí and Veracruz) to [[El Salvador ]]
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*''H. f. insularis'':
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:*Yucatán Peninsula, Meco I., Isla Mujeres and northern [[Guatemala]]
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*''H. f. discolor'':
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:*Tropical [[Nicaragua]]
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*''H. f. fuscicauda'':
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:*Extreme southern Nicaragua to extreme western [[Panama]]
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*''H. f. willisi'':
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:*Central Panama (north-eastern Coclé and Colón to western San Blas)
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*''H. f. erythrolaema'':
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:*[[Caribbean]] coast of northern [[Colombia]]
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Thick undergrowth at the edge of forest.
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Older second growth, forest borders and surrounding shrubby areas.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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It builds a cup shaped nest in the fork of a shrub or tree and 2-3 white eggs are laid.
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====Breeding====
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They construct a cup shaped nest in the fork of a shrub or tree. Their clutch consists of 2-3 white eggs. It is thought that at times they are co-operative breeders.
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The diet includes insects, arthropods and fruit.
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of insects, arthropods such as ants and caterpillars. They will also eat some fruit.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)
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{{Ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Habia+fuscicauda}}  
 
{{GSearch|Habia+fuscicauda}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]][[category:Habia]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[category:Habia]]

Latest revision as of 21:03, 20 June 2019

Subspecies fuscicauda
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Location: Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, March 2006
Habia fuscicauda

Identification

18–20 cm (7-8 in)

  • Dark red head
  • Scarlet crown patch (generally concealed)
  • Dusky upperparts
  • Bright red throat
  • Paler underparts
  • Strong dark bill

Female: brownish-olive overall plumage, paler and greyer underparts, yellow throat and small pale yellow crown stripe.
Young birds are brown, lacking the throat and crown patches.

Similar Species

Female
Photo © by Cedric K.
Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama, April 2009

Very difficult to distinguish from the Red-crowned Ant Tanager. However, this species has darker lores, and the red or yellow crown stripe lacks the black edge found on the Red-crowned Ant Tanager. Both these differences are subtle; best differentiation is voice.

Distribution

Central and South America: found from Mexico to Panama and Colombia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Subspecies insularis
Photo © by firecrest15
Reserve Toh, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 29 April 2019

Six subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • H. f. salvini:
  • H. f. insularis:
  • Yucatán Peninsula, Meco I., Isla Mujeres and northern Guatemala
  • H. f. discolor:
  • H. f. fuscicauda:
  • Extreme southern Nicaragua to extreme western Panama
  • H. f. willisi:
  • Central Panama (north-eastern Coclé and Colón to western San Blas)
  • H. f. erythrolaema:

Habitat

Older second growth, forest borders and surrounding shrubby areas.

Behaviour

Breeding

They construct a cup shaped nest in the fork of a shrub or tree. Their clutch consists of 2-3 white eggs. It is thought that at times they are co-operative breeders.

Diet

Their main diet consists of insects, arthropods such as ants and caterpillars. They will also eat some fruit.

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. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)

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