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They construct a large bulky globular nest up to 76cm long. It is usually suspended from a tree limb. The entrance hole is found on the bottom. The female lays 3-4 eggs. | They construct a large bulky globular nest up to 76cm long. It is usually suspended from a tree limb. The entrance hole is found on the bottom. The female lays 3-4 eggs. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 28 August 2023
- Pachyramphus aglaiae
Identification
16·5–18 cm (6½-7 in)
Male
- Black crown
- Pink neck bib in adult males of some subspecies
- Grey upperparts
- Paler grey underparts
Female are mostly brown, with a rusty brown upperparts, and light buff underparts. The crown is a dark grey.
Variation
The shade of grey varies among subspecies, and in several subspecies there is no rose-colored throat patch (for example in both the resident and the winter guest to Costa Rica).
Distribution
Breeding from USA and Mexico to Costa Rica; the northernmost populations are migrating south in winter while in Panama, Rose-throated Becard seems to be a rare winter visitor.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Eight subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. a. aglaiae: Coastal s Mexico (Guerrero to Oaxaca)
- P. a. albiventris: SE Arizona and w Mexico (south to Guerrero and Zacatecas)
- P. a. gravis: S Texas and ne Mexico (Tamaulipas to San Luis Potosí)
- P. a. hypophaeus: Belize and Honduras to w-central Costa Rica
- P. a. insularis: Tres Marías Islands (off w Mexico)
- P. a. latirostris: Pacific slope of n El Salvador to nw Costa Rica
- P. a. sumichrasti: Lowlands of se Mexico (Veracruz) to w Guatemala
- P. a. yucatanensis: SE Mexico (Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo)
Habitat
Edges of pine-oak woodlands and evergreen forest. Observed at heights around 130 m.
Behaviour
Breeding
They construct a large bulky globular nest up to 76cm long. It is usually suspended from a tree limb. The entrance hole is found on the bottom. The female lays 3-4 eggs.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, large quantities of small fruit. They also eat some seeds.
They forage singly and in pairs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Garrigues and Dean 2007. The birds of Costa Rica - a field guide. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rose-throated Becard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rose-throated_Becard
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1