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==Identification==
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59–65 cm (23¼-25½ in); female large than male<br />
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Male
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*Glossy black overall plumage
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*Red legs, bill and wattle<br />
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Female
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*Brown overall plumage with black barring
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*Grey bill
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*Dull reddish legs
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==Distribution==
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[[South America]]: found from southern [[Mexico]] to [[Nicaragua]]
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==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
  
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Some authorities recognise 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>; ''P. n. nigra'', ''P. n. dickeyi'' and ''P. n. rufescens''
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==Habitat==
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They are mainly found in establish cloud and pine-oak forests. Also they can sometimes be found in secondary forests and pine plantations.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of berries, fruit and leaves, with the addition of some animal material, such as mice, salamanders and fresh water  crabs.
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====Breeding====
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They construct their nest from leaves, twigs and rootlets and placed in a tangle of vines about 15m above ground. The clutch contains 1 or two white eggs, incubated by the female for 25-28 days. The young are [[Dictionary_P-S#P|precocial]] and leave the nest within a 24 hours.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
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#Neotropical Birds
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Penelopina+nigra}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Penelopina]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Latest revision as of 23:29, 10 September 2018

Penelopina nigra

Identification

59–65 cm (23¼-25½ in); female large than male
Male

  • Glossy black overall plumage
  • Red legs, bill and wattle

Female

  • Brown overall plumage with black barring
  • Grey bill
  • Dull reddish legs

Distribution

South America: found from southern Mexico to Nicaragua

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Some authorities recognise 3 subspecies[2]; P. n. nigra, P. n. dickeyi and P. n. rufescens

Habitat

They are mainly found in establish cloud and pine-oak forests. Also they can sometimes be found in secondary forests and pine plantations.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of berries, fruit and leaves, with the addition of some animal material, such as mice, salamanders and fresh water crabs.

Breeding

They construct their nest from leaves, twigs and rootlets and placed in a tangle of vines about 15m above ground. The clutch contains 1 or two white eggs, incubated by the female for 25-28 days. The young are precocial and leave the nest within a 24 hours.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
  4. Neotropical Birds

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