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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Boat-bills hunt large insects -especially Cicadas | Boat-bills hunt large insects -especially Cicadas | ||
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| + | Boat-billed Flycatcher with [[Channel-billed Toucan]]s | ||
| + | <flashmp3> Boat Billed Flycatcher Channel Billed Toucans Regua 09h37m44s16sep2008.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
| + | ''[[Media:Boat Billed Flycatcher Channel Billed Toucans Regua 09h37m44s16sep2008.mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
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| + | Recording by Andrew Whitehouse | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Megarynchus+pitangua}} | {{GSearch|Megarynchus+pitangua}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:42, 29 September 2008
- Megarynchus pitangua
Identification
Superficially very similar to the Great Kiskadee in size & colouration but with a totally different call. This species has less rufous on the wings and tail as well as a less prominent crownstripe. None of these characteristics stand out in the field, and the best diagnostic feature is the large wide bulky bill with a prominent convex culmen.
Distribution
Mexico through Central America and South America to Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Six subspecies are recognized1: pitangua, tardiusculus, canisceps, mexicanus, and chrysogaster.
Habitat
Behaviour
Boat-bills hunt large insects -especially Cicadas
Vocalisation
Boat-billed Flycatcher with Channel-billed Toucans
<flashmp3> Boat Billed Flycatcher Channel Billed Toucans Regua 09h37m44s16sep2008.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
