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[[Image:080121 Blue Mockingbird 6262.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Glen Tepke<br />Sierra El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico, 21 January 2008]] | [[Image:080121 Blue Mockingbird 6262.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Glen Tepke<br />Sierra El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico, 21 January 2008]] | ||
;[[:Category:Melanotis|Melanotis]] caerulescens | ;[[:Category:Melanotis|Melanotis]] caerulescens | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Dark blue-grey, black mask. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Essentially endemic to [[Mexico]], ranging from southern Sonora in the west and southern Tamaulipas in the east, south to Oaxaca, though there have been a few records in the US. | + | Essentially endemic to [[Mexico]], ranging from southern Sonora in the west and southern Tamaulipas in the east, south to Oaxaca, though there have been a few records in the [[US]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
+ | * ''M c caerulescens'' | ||
+ | * ''M c longirostris'' | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Scrub, pine forest, oak scrub and thorn forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | The diet includes fruit and insects. | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Melanotis+caerulescens}} | {{GSearch|Melanotis+caerulescens}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melanotis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Melanotis]] |
Revision as of 14:49, 1 December 2008
- Melanotis caerulescens
Identification
Dark blue-grey, black mask.
Distribution
Essentially endemic to Mexico, ranging from southern Sonora in the west and southern Tamaulipas in the east, south to Oaxaca, though there have been a few records in the US.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies:
- M c caerulescens
- M c longirostris
Habitat
Scrub, pine forest, oak scrub and thorn forest.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit and insects.