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Tapera naevia

Singing bird
Photo by Dave B Smith
La Hormiga, Venezuela, March 2005

Identification

27cm

White supercilium
Dark malar stripe
Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks
Dull white underparts
Black crest (raised in display)
Long, graduated tail

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, [Peru]], Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1]:

T. n. excellens:

Tropical south-eastern Mexico to Panama

T. n. naevia:

Northern South America to Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad and Isla Margarita

Two additional subspecies, chochi and major are generally considered invalid^[1].

Habitat

Dry and cloud forests and forest edges, scrubby areas and marshes.

Behaviour

Breeding

It is a brood parasite mostly of spinetails and thornbirds. They lay 1 or 2 white or bluish eggs which hatch after 15 days, fledging 18 days later.

Diet

The diet includes large insects.

References

Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
Avibase
Wikipedia
BF Member observations

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striped Cuckoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striped_Cuckoo

External Links

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 ;[[: Category:Tapera|Tapera]] naevia
-[[Image:Striped_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of singing bird by Dave B Smith<br>Photo taken: La Hormiga, [[Venezuela]] ]]
+[[Image:Striped_Cuckoo.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Singing bird<br />Photo by {{user|Dave+B+Smith|Dave B Smith}}<br />La Hormiga, [[Venezuela]], March 2005]]
 ==Identification==
-cm.  White supercilium, dark malar stripe, greyish brown upperparts with black streaks, dull white underparts,  black crest which is raised as part of its display, and long, graduated tail.
+cm
+*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
+*Dark [[Topography#Heads|malar]] stripe
+*Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks
+*Dull white underparts
+*Black crest (raised in display)
+*Long, graduated tail
 ==Distribution==
-[[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] and northern [[South America]] to northern [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Trinidad]], and the [[Guianas]].
+[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br />
+'''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]] and [[Trinidad]]<br />
+'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-Two subspecies are recognized, ''naevia'' and ''excellens''.
+====Subspecies====
+Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
+*''T. n. excellens'':
+:*Tropical south-eastern [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]]
+*''T. n. naevia'':
+:*Northern [[South America]] to [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Trinidad]] and Isla Margarita
+Two additional subspecies, ''chochi'' and ''major'' are generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Scrubby and open areas or in forest clearings.
+Dry and cloud forests and forest edges, scrubby areas and marshes.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Breeding====
-It is a brood parasite and it favours birds which build domed nests such as spinetails and thornbirds. 1-2 white or bluish eggs are laid in the host’s large stick nest. The eggs hatch in 15 days, with a further 18 days until the cuckoo fledges.
+It is a brood parasite mostly of spinetails and thornbirds. They lay 1 or 2 white or bluish eggs which hatch after 15 days, fledging 18 days later.
+====Diet====
 The diet includes large insects.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase
+#Wikipedia
+#BF Member observations
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Tapera+naevia}}
-[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tapera]]
+<br />
+{{Video|Striped_Cuckoo}}
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tapera]] [[Category:Videos]]