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− | + | [[Image:Rose-throated_Becard_male.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo © by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}} <br />Hazienda Chichén, Yucatan, [[Mexico]], 5 May 2012]] | |
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+ | ;[[:Category:Pachyramphus|Pachyramphus]] aglaiae | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 16·5–18 cm (6½-7 in)<br /> | |
+ | Male | ||
+ | *Black crown | ||
+ | *Pink neck bib in adult males of some subspecies | ||
+ | *Grey upperparts | ||
+ | *Paler grey underparts<br /> | ||
+ | Female are mostly brown, with a rusty brown upperparts, and light buff underparts. The crown is a dark grey. | ||
+ | ====Variation==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Rose-throated_Becard.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|rile's|rile's}} <br / >Santa Ana, [[Texas]] ]] | ||
+ | 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[USA]] | + | 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== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Rose-throated Becard male non-migratory form.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''latirostris''<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Bosque del Río Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, [[Costa Rica]], February 2015]] | ||
+ | Eight subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''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) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Edges of pine-oak woodlands and evergreen forest. Observed at heights around 130 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | They | + | ====Breeding==== |
+ | [[Image:Becard_nest_by_njlarsen.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female on top of her nest<br />Photo © by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}}<br/ >Hazienda Chichén, Yucatan, [[Mexico]], May 2012]] | ||
+ | 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.<br /> | ||
+ | They forage singly and in pairs. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#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) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Pachyramphus aglaiae" {{!}} "Rose-throated Becard"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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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 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rose-throated_Becard
External Links
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