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[[Image:Dusky_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Glen Tepke <br>Male in photo.]] | [[Image:Dusky_Antbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Glen Tepke <br>Male in photo.]] | ||
;[[:Category:Cercomacra|Cercomacra]] tyrannina | ;[[:Category:Cercomacra|Cercomacra]] tyrannina | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14.5cm. | ||
| − | + | '''Male''' | |
| + | *Black grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Pale grey lower parts | ||
| + | *Two white wing bars | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Brown above | ||
| + | *Rufous-cinnamon below | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southeastern [[Mexico]], western [[Ecuador]], and [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | There are 5 subspecies. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Wet forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | A deep, small cup shaped nest is built from plant material and dead leaves; 2 white eggs with red brown spots are laid and are incubated by both parents who care for the young. | ||
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| + | The diet includes insects. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Call: whistled ''kick''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Song: male - ''pu pu pe pi pi'' answered by female ''juu-ut juu-ut juu-ut juu-ut juu-ut''. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cercomacra+tyrannina}} | {{GSearch|Cercomacra+tyrannina}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cercomacra]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cercomacra]] | ||
Revision as of 15:53, 23 March 2009
- Cercomacra tyrannina
Identification
14.5cm.
Male
- Black grey upperparts
- Pale grey lower parts
- Two white wing bars
Female
- Brown above
- Rufous-cinnamon below
Distribution
Southeastern Mexico, western Ecuador, and Brazil.
Taxonomy
There are 5 subspecies.
Habitat
Wet forest.
Behaviour
A deep, small cup shaped nest is built from plant material and dead leaves; 2 white eggs with red brown spots are laid and are incubated by both parents who care for the young.
The diet includes insects.
Vocalisation
Call: whistled kick.
Song: male - pu pu pe pi pi answered by female juu-ut juu-ut juu-ut juu-ut juu-ut.
References
Wikipedia
