- Oreopsar bolivianus
Agelaioides oreopsar
Identification
23 cm (9 in)
- Blackish overall plumage
- De-curved culmen
Distribution
Endemic to the Andes of south-western Bolivia (Cochabamba, Chuquisaca and Potosí).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities[2] formerly placed it in genus Agelaioides as Agelaioides oreopsar.
Habitat
Dry high altitude valleys and arid woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
They usually forage on the ground for arthropods and insects. Also seeds, such as maize, and cactus fruits.
Breeding
They construct and open cup nest from plant material in the crevice of a cliff face or rocky wall.
References
- 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/
- Gill, F, M Wright and D Donsker. 2009. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.0). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bolivian Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bolivian_Blackbird
