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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Superficially very similar to the [[Great Kiskadee]] in size and 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 [[Topography#Beaks|culmen]]. | Superficially very similar to the [[Great Kiskadee]] in size and 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 [[Topography#Beaks|culmen]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
The genus is frequently misspelled as ''Megarhynchus''<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. | The genus is frequently misspelled as ''Megarhynchus''<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. | ||
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| − | + | Six subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''M. p. tardiusculus'': | *''M. p. tardiusculus'': | ||
:*Foothills of north-western [[Mexico]] (southern Sinaloa to Nayarit) | :*Foothills of north-western [[Mexico]] (southern Sinaloa to Nayarit) | ||
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''[[Media:Boat Billed Flycatcher Channel Billed Toucans Regua 09h37m44s16sep2008.mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Boat Billed Flycatcher Channel Billed Toucans Regua 09h37m44s16sep2008.mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
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| − | Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}} | + | Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}}, Regua, [[Brazil]], September 2008 |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}# SACC [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline08.html baseline] |
| − | # SACC [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline08.html baseline] | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|ynchus+pitangua}} <!--- Comment: shortening the search term finds 50% extra images and still seems specific ---> | {{GSearch|ynchus+pitangua}} <!--- Comment: shortening the search term finds 50% extra images and still seems specific ---> | ||
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| − | [[Category:Bird Songs]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megarynchus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Revision as of 11:08, 4 October 2011
- Megarynchus pitangua
Identification
Superficially very similar to the Great Kiskadee in size and 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
The genus is frequently misspelled as Megarhynchus2.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- M. p. tardiusculus:
- Foothills of north-western Mexico (southern Sinaloa to Nayarit)
- M. p. caniceps:
- South-western Mexico (southern Jalisco)
- M. p. mexicanus:
- M. p. deserticola:
- Central Guatemala (valley of Río Negro)
- M. p. pitangua:
- Tropical northern and central South America to northern Argentina; winters to Trinidad
- M. p. chrysogaster:
Habitat
Variable from mostly open areas to forest edge.
Behaviour
Diet
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, Regua, Brazil, September 2008
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
- SACC baseline
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Boat-billed Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Boat-billed_Flycatcher
