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| − | [[Image:51-DSC_1530-Zapata_wren_by_rb_stern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rb_stern<br /> | + | [[Image:51-DSC_1530-Zapata_wren_by_rb_stern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rb_stern|rb_stern}}<br />Zapata Peninsula, [[Cuba]], February 2009]] |
;[[:Category:Ferminia|Ferminia]] cerverai | ;[[:Category:Ferminia|Ferminia]] cerverai | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 15.5-16cm | + | 15.5-16cm |
| + | *Blackish crown | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts with black barring above | ||
| + | *Brownish-white underparts | ||
| + | *Long tail and bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Zapata Swamp of southwestern [[Cuba]]. | + | [[Caribbean]]: found only in Zapata Swamp of southwestern [[Cuba]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Marsh with seasonally flooded sawgrass. | + | Marsh with seasonally flooded sawgrass, swampy brush. |
| − | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Both | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | Both adults build the nest which is a ball of saw-grass leaves, with a side entrance. It is lined with feathers and placed amongst the saw-grass. The clutch consists of at least 2 eggs which is incubated by the female alone. | |
| − | The diet includes insects, spiders, lichen, seeds, slugs, snails | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | The varied diet includes insects, caterpillars, spiders, lichen, seeds, beetles, slugs, snails and their eggs, lizards and frogs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}ArKive |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ferminia+cerverai}} | {{GSearch|Ferminia+cerverai}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ferminia]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ferminia]] | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 9 October 2014
- Ferminia cerverai
Identification
15.5-16cm
- Blackish crown
- Brown upperparts with black barring above
- Brownish-white underparts
- Long tail and bill
Distribution
Caribbean: found only in Zapata Swamp of southwestern Cuba.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Marsh with seasonally flooded sawgrass, swampy brush.
Behaviour
Breeding
Both adults build the nest which is a ball of saw-grass leaves, with a side entrance. It is lined with feathers and placed amongst the saw-grass. The clutch consists of at least 2 eggs which is incubated by the female alone.
Diet
The varied diet includes insects, caterpillars, spiders, lichen, seeds, beetles, slugs, snails and their eggs, lizards and frogs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
ArKive
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zapata Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zapata_Wren
