Blood tangar
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Blood tangar ( Piranga bidentata ), male |
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The blood tangar ( Piranga bidentata ) is a songbird species from the family of cardinals (Cardinalidae) found in Central America .
description
Appearance
Adult blood tangars reach a length of 18.0 to 19.0 centimeters and a weight of 32.0 to 48.4 grams. There is a clear sexual dimorphism between the sexes . The head and neck as well as the entire underside of the males have a strong orange-red to blood-red color. The ear covers are dotted brownish. The back plumage is marbled in dark brown. The wings and the control feathers are dark brown, but the arm wings and arm covers show wide white tips. The females show similar drawing elements as the males, but yellowish tones dominate. In both sexes, the upper bill is blackish, the lower bill is dark gray. The feet are blackish in color. The iris is dark reddish brown.
Vocalizations
The song of the blood tangerine consists of a long series of phrases that sound rich and musical and are performed from an elevated vantage point.
distribution and habitat
The range of the blood tangar includes areas in the southern United States and in Central America. The species prefers to live in moist mountain forests, sometimes also in coffee plantations, gardens and mountainous areas.
Subspecies
In addition to the in southern Arizona and Texas , as well as in the northwest of Mexico occurring nominate Piranga bidentata bidentata three more subspecies known:
- Piranga bidentata citrea van Rossem , 1934 - Costa Rica and Panama
- Piranga bidentata flammea Ridgway , 1887 - Western Mexico
- Piranga bidentata sanguinolenta Lafresnaye , 1839 - Eastern Mexico, Guatemala , Honduras and El Salvador
Way of life
The birds mostly live individually or in pairs. They feed primarily on arthropods (Arthropoda) as well as fruits and berries, for example the heather family (Ericaceae), black- mouthed family (Melastomaceae) and figs ( Ficus ). Little is known about the breeding behavior. The cup-shaped nest is made from withered grass and roots from April and padded with fine fibers and flowers. It is laid out in dense bushes, often in cypresses ( Cupressus ) and provided with two to three eggs. These have a light blue color and are covered with small reddish brown spots. Usually the nests are built at heights between one and 7.5 meters, but in Costa Rica they have also been found at heights of up to eleven meters.
Hazard and protection
The blood tangar is not uncommon in most of its distribution areas and is therefore classified as 
" Least Concern = not at risk" by the World Conservation Organization ( IUCN ). They even settle in troubled areas and are therefore less sensitive to environmental disturbances than other species. They are also at home on the outskirts of Mexico City .
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literature
- Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, David A. Christie : Handbook of the Birds of the World, Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Volume 16, Lynx Edicions, 2011, ISBN 978-84-96553-78-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hilty, S. (2016). Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, DA & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/61821 on April 27, 2016).
- ↑ IOC World Bird List ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ IUCN Red List
Web links
- VIREO photos
- Blood tangar (Piranga bidentata) in the Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved August 11, 2017.