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- Campylorhynchus yucatanicus
Identification
Distribution
northern Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.1
Habitat
Dry shrubland and coastal strip of the northern Yucatán Peninsula.
Behaviour
It forages on the ground, and the diet includes insects, lizards and fruits.
The male buildis several nests on a tree which the female inspects. If she does not like any,the male rebuilds them and even constructs more,making the tree look like a nest colony. 3 to 4 eggs are laid and are incubated by both sexes. Both parents feed the young. The young fledge after 1 month.
Vocalizations
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Recording (not very good quality) by NJLarsen at Las Coloradas Rd, Yucatan, Mexico, 3 May 2012.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
