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| − | [[Image:Black_Catbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|steenl|steenl}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Black_Catbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|steenl|steenl}}<br />Cozumel, [[Yucatán]], [[Mexico]], August 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Melanoptila|Melanoptila]] glabrirostris | ;[[:Category:Melanoptila|Melanoptila]] glabrirostris | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 20cm. All black-blue body, amber eyes, dark bill. | + | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
East [[Mexico]] (Yucatán Peninsula) and N [[Honduras]]. | East [[Mexico]] (Yucatán Peninsula) and N [[Honduras]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests, thick brush and hedges. | Forests, thick brush and hedges. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes seeds. berries and fruits. | 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. 2 greenish-blue eggs are laid. | + | 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== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#[http://ojs.huitzil.net/index.php/huitzil/article/view/312/359 Paper] discussing the biology of this species | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melanoptila+glabrirostris}} | {{GSearch|Melanoptila+glabrirostris}} | ||
| − | + | {{GS-checked}} | |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melanoptila]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melanoptila]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:22, 3 February 2022
- 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 23 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Catbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
