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− | + | [[Image:StripedCuckooSJones.jpg|thumb|500px|right|<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />West of Río Marañón, [[Peru]], January, 2017]] | |
− | [[Image: | + | ;[[: Category:Tapera|Tapera]] naevia |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 26–30 cm (10¼-11¾ in) | |
+ | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
+ | *Dark [[Topography#Heads|malar]] stripe | ||
+ | *Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks | ||
+ | *Dull white underparts | ||
+ | *Black crest (raised in display) | ||
+ | *Long, graduated tail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sexes similar. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Image:Dabs - Striped Cuckoo juvenile 1.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|DABS|DABS}}<br />Trincity, [[Trinidad]], September 2016]] | ||
+ | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]] and [[Trinidad]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''T. n. excellens'': | ||
+ | :*Tropical south-eastern [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]] | ||
+ | *''T. n. naevia'': | ||
+ | :*Northern [[South America]] to [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Trinidad]] and Isla Margarita | ||
+ | |||
+ | Two additional subspecies, ''chochi'' and ''major'' are generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Dry and cloud forests and forest edges, scrubby areas and marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | == | + | ====Breeding==== |
+ | It is a brood parasite mostly of spinetails and thornbirds. They lay 1 or 2 white or bluish eggs which hatch after 15 days, fledging 18 days later. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes large insects. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Tapera | + | {{GSearch|"Tapera naevia" {{!}} "Striped Cuckoo" -"Donacobius"}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tapera]] |
Latest revision as of 18:41, 2 May 2023
- Tapera naevia
Identification
26–30 cm (10¼-11¾ in)
- White supercilium
- Dark malar stripe
- Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks
- Dull white underparts
- Black crest (raised in display)
- Long, graduated tail
Sexes similar.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T. n. excellens:
- T. n. naevia:
- Northern South America to Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad and Isla Margarita
Two additional subspecies, chochi and major are generally considered invalid[1].
Habitat
Dry and cloud forests and forest edges, scrubby areas and marshes.
Behaviour
Breeding
It is a brood parasite mostly of spinetails and thornbirds. They lay 1 or 2 white or bluish eggs which hatch after 15 days, fledging 18 days later.
Diet
The diet includes large insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striped Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striped_Cuckoo
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1