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Boat-bills hunt large insects -- especially Cicadas, small vertebrates, spiders and fruits. | Boat-bills hunt large insects -- especially Cicadas, small vertebrates, spiders and fruits. | ||
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}# SACC [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline08.html baseline] | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}# SACC [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline08.html baseline] | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megarynchus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megarynchus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:08, 12 September 2023
- Megarynchus pitangua
Identification
23 cm - 9"
Superficially very similar to the Great Kiskadee in size and colouration but with a totally different call. This species has less rufous on the wings and tail as well as a less prominent crownstripe. None of these characteristics stand out in the field, and the best diagnostic feature is the large wide bulky bill with a prominent convex culmen.
Distribution
Mexico through Central America and South America to Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 6 subspecies.
Subspecies
- M. p. tardiusculus:
- Foothills of north-western Mexico (southern Sinaloa to Nayarit)
- M. p. caniceps:
- South-western Mexico (southern Jalisco)
- M. p. mexicanus:
- M. p. deserticola:
- Central Guatemala (valley of Río Negro)
- M. p. pitangua:
- Tropical northern and central South America to northern Argentina to Trinidad
- M. p. chrysogaster:
Habitat
Variable from mostly open areas to forest edge.
Behaviour
Diet
Boat-bills hunt large insects -- especially Cicadas, small vertebrates, spiders and fruits.
Vocalisation
Boat-billed Flycatcher with Channel-billed Toucans
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse, Regua, Brazil, September 2008
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC baseline
- Birds of Venezuela 2nd Edition. Steven Hilty. Princeton University Press 2003
- Birds of Northern South America.Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner, Miguel Lentino.Yale University Press 2007.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Boat-billed Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Boat-billed_Flycatcher
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
