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− | + | ;[[:Category:Cantorchilus|Cantorchilus]] leucotis | |
− | + | '''Thryothorus leucotis''' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 14–14·5 cm (5½-5¾ in) | ||
+ | *Buff breast | ||
+ | *Rufous belly | ||
+ | *Black barred wings and tail | ||
+ | *Sides of head streaked black and white | ||
+ | *Narrow white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | [[Long-billed Wren]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Central America''': found only in [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] and [[Paraguay]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | Was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Thryothorus|Thryothorus]]'' like all other species of the genus ''Cantorchilus''. | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 11 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''C. l. galbraithii'': Eastern [[Panama]] and north-western [[Colombia]] (northern Chocó and northern Antioquia) | ||
+ | *''C. l. conditus'': Pearl Islands and Coiba Island (Gulf of Panama) | ||
+ | *''C. l. leucotis'': Northern [[Colombia]] (western slope of Santa Marta Mountains to Magdalena Valley) | ||
+ | *''C. l. collinus'': Northern Colombia (northern Guajira Peninsula in Serranía de Macuira) | ||
+ | *''C. l. venezuelanus'': Northern tropical Colombia and north-western [[Venezuela]] | ||
+ | *''C. l. zuliensis'': Eastern Colombia (Norte de Santander) to western Venezuela | ||
+ | *''C. l. peruanus'': South-eastern Colombia to eastern [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | ||
+ | *''C. l. bogotensis'': Llanos of eastern Colombia to central Venezuela | ||
+ | *''C. l. hypoleucus'': Llanos of north central Venezuela | ||
+ | *''C. l. albipectus'': North-eastern Venezuela to the [[Guianas]], north-eastern Brazil and northern Mato Grosso | ||
+ | *''C. l. rufiventris'': Eastern Brazil (southern Maranhão to Piauí, Goiás, Minas Gerais and São Paulo) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Wide variety of forest, woodland, edges, and clearings to less than 1000 m asl.; often near water. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | Has reputation for being retiring but curious. Usually as pairs or small flocks. | |
+ | Most frequent in vine tangles up to sub-canopy, sometimes on the ground. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their main diet consists of invertebrates, such as beetles, bugs and flies. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase | ||
+ | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
+ | #Arthur Grosset | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Cantorchilus+leucotis}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cantorchilus]] |
Latest revision as of 17:59, 1 April 2022
- Cantorchilus leucotis
Thryothorus leucotis
Identification
14–14·5 cm (5½-5¾ in)
- Buff breast
- Rufous belly
- Black barred wings and tail
- Sides of head streaked black and white
- Narrow white supercilium
Similar Species
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found only in Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay
Taxonomy
Was formerly placed in genus Thryothorus like all other species of the genus Cantorchilus.
Subspecies
There are 11 subspecies[1]:
- C. l. galbraithii: Eastern Panama and north-western Colombia (northern Chocó and northern Antioquia)
- C. l. conditus: Pearl Islands and Coiba Island (Gulf of Panama)
- C. l. leucotis: Northern Colombia (western slope of Santa Marta Mountains to Magdalena Valley)
- C. l. collinus: Northern Colombia (northern Guajira Peninsula in Serranía de Macuira)
- C. l. venezuelanus: Northern tropical Colombia and north-western Venezuela
- C. l. zuliensis: Eastern Colombia (Norte de Santander) to western Venezuela
- C. l. peruanus: South-eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil
- C. l. bogotensis: Llanos of eastern Colombia to central Venezuela
- C. l. hypoleucus: Llanos of north central Venezuela
- C. l. albipectus: North-eastern Venezuela to the Guianas, north-eastern Brazil and northern Mato Grosso
- C. l. rufiventris: Eastern Brazil (southern Maranhão to Piauí, Goiás, Minas Gerais and São Paulo)
Habitat
Wide variety of forest, woodland, edges, and clearings to less than 1000 m asl.; often near water.
Behaviour
Has reputation for being retiring but curious. Usually as pairs or small flocks.
Most frequent in vine tangles up to sub-canopy, sometimes on the ground.
Diet
Their main diet consists of invertebrates, such as beetles, bugs and flies.
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
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-breasted Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-breasted_Wren
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.