- Monasa nigrifrons
Identification
28cm. Dull black with a slender and slightly decurved coral-red bill.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- M. n. nigrifrons:
- M. n. canescens:
- Tropical Bolivia east of Andes
Habitat
Lower to middle levels of humid forest, close to rivers and streams.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in burrows excavated on level ground or bank.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/blfnun1
- Rasmussen, P.C., Collar, N. & Kirwan, G.M. (2019). Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/55983 on 13 July 2019).
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-fronted Nunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-fronted_Nunbird