- Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Basileuterus fulvicauda
Identification
13-13.5 cm
- Dark olive brown upperparts
- White underparts
- Grey head
- Buff supercilium
- Buff rump, flanks and upper tail
- Black lower tail
Sexes similar
Juvenile
- Brown upperparts, head and breast
- Paler rump
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Basileuterus or in Phaeothlypis.
Subspecies[1]
There are 6 subspecies.
- M. f. leucopygia:
- M. f. veraguensis:
- Tropical south-western Costa Rica to central Panama (Canal Zone)
- M. f. semicervina:
- M. f. motacilla:
- Northern Colombia (upper Magdalena Valley in Tolima and Huila)
- M. f. fulvicauda::
- Tropical eastern Colombia to Ecuador, Peru (Junín) and extreme western Brazil
- M. f. significans:
Habitat
Rain forest and forest edges of secondary growth up to 1500m, near water.
Behaviour
Breeding
Both parents build a domed nest with side entrance; it is placed on a sloping bank. The 2 white eggs are incubated for 16-17 days; the young fledge 13-14 days later.
Diet
The diet includes insects, spiders and small invertebrates.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-rumped Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-rumped_Warbler