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Latest revision as of 19:08, 12 July 2014
- Hydropsalis climacocerca
Identification
Long, W-shaped tail, white markings and white patch on the outer primaries. The female is duller with cinnamon replacing the white on the primaries and tail.
Distribution
Amazon basin.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies are recognized[1]:
- H. c. schomburgki
- H. c. climacocerca
- H. c. intercedens
- H. c. pallidior
- H. c. canescens
Habitat
Close to a river.
Behaviour
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
- Birdforum thread discussing which genus this species belongs in
