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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Zapata Swamp of [[Cuba]]. | + | Zapata Swamp of southwestern [[Cuba]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This species is monotypic.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Marsh with seasonally flooded sawgrass. | Marsh with seasonally flooded sawgrass. | ||
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The diet includes insects, spiders, lichen, seeds, slugs, snails, snail eggs, lizards and frogs. | The diet includes insects, spiders, lichen, seeds, slugs, snails, snail eggs, lizards and frogs. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ferminia+cerverai}} | {{GSearch|Ferminia+cerverai}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ferminia]] |
Revision as of 21:33, 12 September 2009
- Ferminia cerverai
Identification
15.5-16cm. It has a long tail and bill and is brown with black barring above and browny-white below.
Distribution
Zapata Swamp of southwestern Cuba.
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.1
Habitat
Marsh with seasonally flooded sawgrass.
Behaviour
Both sexes build the nest which is a ball of saw-grass leaves, with a side entrance, and lined with feathers, placed amongst saw-grass. 2 eggs are laid and incubated by the female alone.
The diet includes insects, spiders, lichen, seeds, slugs, snails, snail eggs, lizards and frogs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
