- Agelaioides badius
Identification
18cm
Light brown overall with rufous wings, heavy black conical bill, black legs and eyes, and black lores.
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Especially older checklists have placed this species in the genus Molothrus, but it is now placed in genus Agelaioides.
Pale Baywing was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species consisting of two subspecies[1]:
- A. b. badius:
- A. b. bolivianus:
- Highlands of central and southern Bolivia
Habitat
Semi-open habitats, including scrub and light woodland.
Behaviour
It sometimes builds its own nest or uses those of other birds. It is a victim of brood parasitism by other cowbirds mainly the Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grayish Baywing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grayish_Baywing
External Links
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