- Melanoptila glabrirostris
Identification
20cm. All black-blue body, amber eyes, dark bill.
Variation
Males have longer wings than females. Hatch-year birds and some second-year birds have brown eyes.
Distribution
East Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) and N Honduras.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forests, thick brush and hedges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds. berries and fruits.
Breeding
It builds a bulky cup nest of twigs and grass, placed in dense bushes and small trees including palms. 2-3 greenish-blue eggs are laid. Nest building is mostly by the male and incubation mostly by the female.
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
- Paper discussing the biology of this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Catbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Catbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
