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− | [[Image:Striped_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo | + | [[Image:Striped_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Singing bird<br />Photo by {{user|Dave+B+Smith|Dave B Smith}}<br />La Hormiga, [[Venezuela]], March 2005]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 27cm | + | 27cm |
− | + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | |
− | + | *Dark [[Topography#Heads|malar]] stripe | |
+ | *Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks | ||
+ | *Dull white underparts | ||
+ | *Black crest (raised in display) | ||
+ | *Long, graduated tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> |
+ | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]] and [[Trinidad]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Two subspecies are recognized, '' | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''T. n. excellens'': | ||
+ | :*Tropical south-eastern [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]] | ||
+ | *''T. n. naevia'': | ||
+ | :*Northern [[South America]] to [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Trinidad]] and Isla Margarita | ||
+ | |||
+ | Two additional subspecies, ''chochi'' and ''major'' are generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Dry and cloud forests and forest edges, scrubby areas and marshes. | |
− | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | It is a brood parasite | + | It is a brood parasite mostly of spinetails and thornbirds. They lay 1 or 2 white or bluish eggs which hatch after 15 days, fledging 18 days later. |
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes large insects. | The diet includes large insects. | ||
− | + | ==References== | |
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tapera+naevia}} | {{GSearch|Tapera+naevia}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tapera]] | + | <br /> |
+ | {{Video|Striped_Cuckoo}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tapera]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 00:17, 19 March 2011
- Tapera naevia
Identification
27cm
- White supercilium
- Dark malar stripe
- Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks
- Dull white underparts
- Black crest (raised in display)
- Long, graduated tail
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, [Peru]], Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T. n. excellens:
- T. n. naevia:
- Northern South America to Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad and Isla Margarita
Two additional subspecies, chochi and major are generally considered invalid[1].
Habitat
Dry and cloud forests and forest edges, scrubby areas and marshes.
Behaviour
Breeding
It is a brood parasite mostly of spinetails and thornbirds. They lay 1 or 2 white or bluish eggs which hatch after 15 days, fledging 18 days later.
Diet
The diet includes large insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striped Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striped_Cuckoo
External Links