Tie-belly wren

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Tie-belly wren
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Band-bellied wren ( Pheugopedius fasciatoventris )

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily : Certhioidea
Family : Wrens (Troglodytidae)
Genre : Pheugopedius
Type : Tie-belly wren
Scientific name
Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
( Lafresnaye , 1845)

The binding belly Wren ( Pheugopedius fasciatoventris ) is a bird art from the family of wrens (Troglodytidae), in Costa Rica , Panama and Colombia is widespread. The IUCN assesses the population as Least Concern .

features

The band-bellied wren reaches a body length of about 15.0 cm with a weight of 24.0 g. It has a striking white stripe above the eyes , which is lined with black above. This stands out in color from the blackish brown top of the head and eye stripes. The top of the head is very brown, the back and rump more maroon. The wings of the hand and the wings are less colored and have inconspicuous darker stripes. The control feathers are medium brown with darker cross bars. The chin, throat and chest shine white, which is in stark contrast to the black band over the lower chest area. The black belly has noticeable white stripes and turns yellow-brown on the flanks and in the back of the abdomen. The rump is traversed by matt black / gray bandages, the thighs are dark brown with darker stripes. The eyes are reddish brown to light brown, the beak blackish to greyish with a bluish lower bill. The legs are dark / black. Both sexes are similar. Young animals are very different from adult birds. They have a matte chestnut-colored top that gets lighter at the rump. The throat is dull grayish white, the sides of the chest dull gray brown and the brown belly sometimes has unclear stripes. The sharp contrast between the chest and stomach is missing.

Behavior and nutrition

Little data is available on the diet of the band-bellied wren. The stomach contents of some specimens examined contained insects and spiders . He tends to be alone when looking for food and does not seem to move with family members. It is also very rarely seen in groups with other bird species. He looks for his food close to the ground in tangled climbing plants, occasionally in the treetops.

Vocalizations

The band-bellied wren's song consists of a spectacular series of strong, fluid gurgling tones. Each phrase consists of three to eight tones, which he repeats regularly before changing the sound. Both sexes sing and it sounds in unison to some extent. The singing of the female sounds a little higher in frequency. The warning call is a deep rasping chatter.

Reproduction

Only a few nests of the band-bellied wren have been found so far. The breeding season in Costa Rica is believed to be from May to July. In Colombia, birds were observed building their nests in early February and were in breeding mood from March to July. A nest from Costa Rica has a spherical structure with a side entrance for visitors. It was made of heliconium strips and placed one to two meters above the ground in the heliconia thicket.

distribution and habitat

The tied-belly wren prefers damp, dense low-lying vegetation, especially on river banks and other damp areas. In Costa Rica he seems to prefer the thicket of arrowroots of the genus Calathea and heliconias. In Costa Rica it moves at altitudes of sea level up to 500 meters, in Colombia this can reach up to 1000 meters.

migration

It is believed that the band-bellied wren is a resident bird .

Subspecies

There are three known subspecies.

  • Pheugopedius fasciatoventris melanogaster ( Sharpe , 1882) occurs in southeastern Costa Rica and western Panama. The subspecies is the largest, has a thicker chestnut colored top and fewer bars on the bottom. The bandages on the under tail coverts are light maroon.
  • Pheugopedius fasciatoventris albigularis ( Sclater, PL , 1855) is widespread from central Panama to northwestern Colombia. The subspecies has a darker brown upper side and less noticeable white stripes on the belly than the nominate form .
  • Pheugopedius fasciatoventris fasciatoventris ( Lafresnaye , 1845) occurs in north and north-central Colombia.

Etymology and history of research

The first description of the binding abdominal wren was made in 1845 by Frédéric de Lafresnaye under the scientific name Thriothorus [sic] fasciato-ventris . He gave Bogota as the collection point for the type specimen . As early as 1851, Jean Louis Cabanis introduced the genus Pheugopedius, which was new to science . This name is derived from "pheugō φευγω " for "avoid, flee" and "pedion, pedon πεδιον, πεδον " for "open land, ground". The species name "fasciatoventris" is the Latin word formation from "fasciatus, fascia" for "to bind, bandage, streak" and "venter, ventris" for "belly". "Melanogaster" is of Greek origin and consists of "melas, melanos μελας, μελανος " for "black" and "gastēr, gastros γαστηρ, γαστρος " for "belly, bottom". "Albigularis" comes from "albus" for "white" and "gularis, gula" for "throat".

literature

  • Jean Louis Cabanis: Museum Heineanum Directory of the ornithological collection of the Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine at Gut St. Burchard in front of Halberstatdt. With critical comments and a description of the new species, systematically edited by Dr. Jean Cabanis, first custodian of the Royal Zoological Collection in Berlin and Ferdinand Heine, student philosopher volume 1 . R. Frantz, Halberstadt 1850 ( biodiversitylibrary.org - 1850–1851).
  • Edward Clive Dickinson , Leslie K. Overstreet, Robert Jack Dowsett, Murray Duncan Bruce: Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology . Aves Press Limited, Northampton 2012, ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5 .
  • James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
  • Donald Eugene Kroodsma, David Brewer in: Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal , David Andrew Christie , Eduardo de Juana: Black-bellied Wren (Pheugopedius fasciatoventris) in Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  • Frédéric de Lafresnaye: Description of quelques oiseaux nouveaux . In: Revue Zoologique par La Société Cuvierienne . tape 8 , 1845, p. 337-342 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Philip Lutley Sclater: On some new or little known species of birds in the Derby Museum in Liverpool . In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . tape 23 , 1855, pp. 74-77 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Richard Bowdler Sharpe: Catalog of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds in the collection of the British Museum . tape 6 . Order of the Trustees, London 1882 ( biodiversitylibrary.org - 1881).

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Donald Eugene Kroodsma u. a.
  2. ↑ IOC World Bird List Dapple-throats, sugarbirds, fairy-bluebirds, kinglets, hyliotas, wrens, gnatcatchers
  3. ^ Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1882), p. 230, plate 14, figure 2.
  4. ^ Philip Lutley Sclater (1855), pp. 76-77, plate 88.
  5. ↑ a b Frédéric de Lafresnaye (1845), p. 337.
  6. ^ A b Jean Louis Cabanis, p. 79.
  7. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 158.
  8. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 247.
  9. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 39.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Cabanis categorized the Corayazaunig ( Pheugopedius coraya ) in the new genus.
  2. ↑ For the history of the publication see Edward Clive Dickinson u. a. Pp. 80-81.