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;[[: Category:Neothraupis|Neothraupis]] fasciata | ;[[: Category:Neothraupis|Neothraupis]] fasciata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 16 cm | + | 16 cm. Strikingly similar to some [[:Category:Lanius|Shrikes]] from the northern Hemisphere. |
| − | *Grey upperparts | + | * Grey upperparts |
| − | *Paler grey underparts | + | * Paler grey underparts with white chin and throat |
| − | *Black mask | + | * Black mask |
| + | * Black wing with white shoulder patch | ||
| + | * Dark tail | ||
| + | Sexes similar but females are slightly duller. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]: found in eastern [[Bolivia]] to north-eastern [[Paraguay]] and campos of eastern and southern [[Brazil]]. | + | [[South America]]: found in eastern [[Bolivia]] to north-eastern [[Paraguay]] and campos of eastern and southern [[Brazil]].<br /> |
| + | Uncommon to locally fairly common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Cerrado, woodland and shrub. | Cerrado, woodland and shrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Usually seen in | + | Usually seen in groups of 5 to 12 birds outside breeding season. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Feeds on insects, takes also some insects. | |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | It builds a deep cup shaped nest, lined with grasses, placed in a small tree or bush. The clutch consists of 2 or 3 eggs. | + | Breeding recorded from October to November in [[Brazil]]. It builds a deep cup shaped nest, lined with grasses, placed in a small tree or bush. The clutch consists of 2 or 3 eggs. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#{{Ref-HBWVol16}} |
#Arthur Grosset | #Arthur Grosset | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 25 October 2012
Alternative name: Shrike-like Tanager
- Neothraupis fasciata
Identification
16 cm. Strikingly similar to some Shrikes from the northern Hemisphere.
- Grey upperparts
- Paler grey underparts with white chin and throat
- Black mask
- Black wing with white shoulder patch
- Dark tail
Sexes similar but females are slightly duller.
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Bolivia to north-eastern Paraguay and campos of eastern and southern Brazil.
Uncommon to locally fairly common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cerrado, woodland and shrub.
Behaviour
Usually seen in groups of 5 to 12 birds outside breeding season.
Diet
Feeds on insects, takes also some insects.
Breeding
Breeding recorded from October to November in Brazil. It builds a deep cup shaped nest, lined with grasses, placed in a small tree or bush. The clutch consists of 2 or 3 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-banded Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-banded_Tanager
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