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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Male | + | [[Image:Sooty Grassquit 9791es.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Dave+B+Smith|Dave B Smith}}<br />Heights of Aripo, [[Trinidad]], February 2011]] |
| + | 10–11·4 cm (4-4½ in) | ||
| + | Male | ||
| + | *Sooty black overall plumage | ||
| + | *Orange tints to back plumage | ||
| + | *Dark bill | ||
| + | **Yellow to orange-red gape | ||
| + | *Dark legs<br /> | ||
Female is dull olive brown above and brighter olive-brown below moving to whitish in the centre of the belly. | Female is dull olive brown above and brighter olive-brown below moving to whitish in the centre of the belly. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Colombia]], northern and south eastern [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], Guiana, and eastern [[Brazil]]. | [[Colombia]], northern and south eastern [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]], Guiana, and eastern [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
| + | |||
The scientific name has been spelled ''fuliginosa'' in the past. | The scientific name has been spelled ''fuliginosa'' in the past. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Forest and woodland edges as well as clearings and grassy scrub. | + | Forest and woodland edges; burnt areas in secondary growth, as well as clearings and grassy scrub. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They specialise on seeding bamboo. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | It is believed they time their breeding season to the availability of bamboo seeds. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tiaris+fuliginos}} | {{GSearch|Tiaris+fuliginos}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tiaris]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tiaris]] | ||
Revision as of 01:31, 1 December 2018
- Tiaris fuliginosus
Identification
10–11·4 cm (4-4½ in) Male
- Sooty black overall plumage
- Orange tints to back plumage
- Dark bill
- Yellow to orange-red gape
- Dark legs
Female is dull olive brown above and brighter olive-brown below moving to whitish in the centre of the belly.
Distribution
Colombia, northern and south eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana, and eastern Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
The scientific name has been spelled fuliginosa in the past.
Habitat
Forest and woodland edges; burnt areas in secondary growth, as well as clearings and grassy scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
They specialise on seeding bamboo.
Breeding
It is believed they time their breeding season to the availability of bamboo seeds.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sooty Grassquit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sooty_Grassquit
