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;[[:Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] torquatus | ;[[:Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] torquatus | ||
| − | [[Image:IMG_2329.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}}<br /> | + | [[Image:IMG_2329.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}}<br />Monteverde Reserve, [[Costa Rica]], March 2010]] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 12.5 cm | + | 12.5 cm |
| − | + | *Slate black upperparts | |
| + | *Bright yellow underparts | ||
| + | *Chestnut crown, bordered black | ||
| + | *Bright yellow face | ||
| + | *Black forehead | ||
| + | *Black, white edged tail | ||
| + | *Black breast band<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes similar<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''': duller, browner back | ||
| + | *Pale yellow underparts | ||
| + | *Slate head | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]]. | + | [[Central America]]: found in the humid montane forests of [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mountains, ravines and pastures. | Mountains, ravines and pastures. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
| − | + | The nest is placed on the ground; it has a roof and side entrance and is formed from bark, plant fibres, leaves, and grass. The 2-3 white or cream, brown spotted eggs are incubated for about two weeks. | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Wikipedia |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myioborus+torquatus}} | {{GSearch|Myioborus+torquatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myioborus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myioborus]] | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 20 February 2011
- Myioborus torquatus
Identification
12.5 cm
- Slate black upperparts
- Bright yellow underparts
- Chestnut crown, bordered black
- Bright yellow face
- Black forehead
- Black, white edged tail
- Black breast band
Sexes similar
Juvenile: duller, browner back
- Pale yellow underparts
- Slate head
Distribution
Central America: found in the humid montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mountains, ravines and pastures.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects. The nest is placed on the ground; it has a roof and side entrance and is formed from bark, plant fibres, leaves, and grass. The 2-3 white or cream, brown spotted eggs are incubated for about two weeks.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Redstart
