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− | + | [[Image:Austral_Blackbird_by_Rodrigo_Reyes.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo_Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}}<br />Cajon del Maipo, [[Chile]], August 2006]] | |
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;[[:Category:Curaeus|Curaeus]] curaeus | ;[[:Category:Curaeus|Curaeus]] curaeus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | All black; long, pointed bill. | + | All black, which theoretically should have bluish gloss; long, pointed bill. Sexes similar.<br /> |
'''Immatures''': their secondaries and primaries are brownish | '''Immatures''': their secondaries and primaries are brownish | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[South America]]: found in [[Chile]] | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
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:*Tierra del Fuego, Navarino and Hoste islands | :*Tierra del Fuego, Navarino and Hoste islands | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | [[Image:Austral-Blackbird-P1060360.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}}<br />Santiago de Chile, [[Chile]], November 2009]] | |
+ | A common city bird; also found in semi-open to open areas, but does need trees or other elevated perches to sit on. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Vocal and conspicuous, often found singly to small flocks. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}# | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}# Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3 |
#Arthur Grosset | #Arthur Grosset | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/australblackbird.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | *[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/australblackbird.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Curaeus_curaeus}} |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Curaeus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Curaeus]] |
Revision as of 02:36, 19 December 2009
- Curaeus curaeus
Identification
All black, which theoretically should have bluish gloss; long, pointed bill. Sexes similar.
Immatures: their secondaries and primaries are brownish
Distribution
South America: found in Chile and Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies
- C. c. curaeus:
- C. c. recurvirostris:
- Southern Chile (Magellanes)
- C. c. reynoldsi:
- Tierra del Fuego, Navarino and Hoste islands
Habitat
A common city bird; also found in semi-open to open areas, but does need trees or other elevated perches to sit on.
Behaviour
Vocal and conspicuous, often found singly to small flocks.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Austral Blackbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Austral_Blackbird