Caprod

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Caprod
Caprod

Caprod

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Flycatcher (Muscicapidae)
Subfamily : Cossyphinae
Genre : Cossypha
Type : Caprod
Scientific name
Cossypha caffra
( Linnaeus , 1771)

The Cape Robin-Chat ( Cossypha caffra ) is an up to 18-centimeter bird art from the family of flycatchers .

Appearance

The back and wings of the birds are brown, the belly is gray in the lower part, the throat and the underside of the tail are conspicuously colored orange. The birds have a thick white stripe over their eyes. The beak and legs are black. Both sexes are externally colored the same.

distribution

The caprod is only found in East and South Africa, from South Sudan to the Cape of Good Hope. It lives there in the forests and bush landscapes, but also occurs on agricultural land and in cities.

Way of life

These birds look for insects, spiders, worms, frogs and lizards on the ground, but berries are not spurned either. The birds are very attentive and flee to the nearest undergrowth at the slightest sign of danger.

Reproduction

The nest, which consists of moss, root remains and other things, is built in hollow tree stumps or in dense vegetation on the banks of water. The female incubates the 2 to 3 eggs for about 13 to 19 days. The nestling time of the young is between 14 and 18 days.

  • Clutch of caprella

  • Young caprella in the nest

Danger

Because of its wide distribution and because it also occurs in environments that have been changed by humans, this species is classified by the IUCN in the category ( least concern ) harmless.

Subspecies

There are four known subspecies:

Etymology and history of research

Carl von Linné described the flycatcher under the name Motacilla caffra . The type specimen for the description came from the Cape of Good Hope . Later the species was assigned to the genus Cossypha , introduced in 1825 by Nicholas Aylward Vigors for the spotty cheesecloth ( Cossypha dichroa ) ( Gmelin, JF , 1789) (Syn: Turdus vociferans ( Swainson , 1823)) . The name is derived from the Greek »kossyphos, κοσσυφος « for »blackbird, thrush«. The specific epithet »caffra« is derived from the Latin word »Caffer« for »land of the Kaffirs «. »Namaquensis« refers to the place where it was found, the then Namaqualand . »Kivuensis« stands for the province of Kivu , the area in which the subspecies was collected. "Iolaema" is a Greek word formation from "ion, ιον " for "violet" and "laimos, λαιμος " for "throat".

Source

  • The great world empire of the animals . Planet Media AG, Zug 1992, ISBN 3-8247-8614-1 , pp. 332, 333
  • James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
  • Carl von Linné: Car. a Linné Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II . Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm 1771 ( online [accessed December 23, 2014]).
  • William Lutley Sclater: On the Birds collected by Mr. Claude HB Grant at various Localities in South Africa - Part II With field notes by the collector . In: The Ibis (=  9 ). tape 5 , no. 19 , 1911, pp. 405-437 ( online [accessed December 23, 2014]).
  • Anton Reichenow: On the spread of animals in Africa II . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 8 , no. 11 , 1910, pp. 4-6 ( online [accessed December 23, 2014]).
  • Henri Schouteden: Quatre oiseaux du Kivu . In: Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines . tape 30 , 1937, ISSN  0035-1814 , p. 164-168 .
  • Nicholas Aylward Vigors: On arrangement of the genera of Birds . In: The Zoological journal . tape 2 , 1825, p. 391-405 ( online [accessed December 23, 2014]).
  • Johann Friedrich Gmelin: Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis . tape 1 , no. 2 . Georg Emanuel Beer, Leipzig 1789 ( online [accessed December 23, 2014]).
  • William Swainson: Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals: selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . tape 3 , 36 (Plate 180 + text). Printed by R. and A. Taylor for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; and W. Wood, London 1823 ( online [accessed December 23, 2014]).

Web links

Commons : Cossypha caffra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ IOC World Bird List Chats, Old World flycatchers
  2. ^ Anton Reichenow, p. 5.
  3. ^ Henri Schouteden, p. 165.
  4. ^ A b Carl von Linné, p. 527.
  5. ^ A b William Lutley Sclater, p. 415.
  6. ^ Johann Friedrich Gmelin, p. 949.
  7. ^ William Swainson, plate 180 + text.
  8. ^ Nicholas Aylward Vigors, p. 396.
  9. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 120.
  10. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 83.
  11. ^ Henri Schouteden, p. 164.
  12. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 207.