Loreto bearded bird

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Loreto bearded bird
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Loreto bearded bird ( Capito wallacei )

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Woodpecker birds (Piciformes)
Family : American bearded birds (Capitonidae)
Genre : Bearded beards ( capito )
Type : Loreto bearded bird
Scientific name
Capito wallacei
O'Neill , Lane , Kratter , Capparella & Joo , 2000

The Loreto bearded bird ( Capito wallacei ) is a species of the woodpecker bird order. The species has so far only been found in a very small area in Peru . It was first observed in 1996 and scientifically described in 2000.

The IUCN classifies the Loreto bearded bird as endangered ( vulnerable ).

Appearance

The male of the Loreto bearded birds have a wing length of 8.9 to 9.2 centimeters, the tail measures between 5.3 and 6.1 centimeters and the beak has a length of 2.0 to 2.1 centimeters. Females have similar body measurements.

The males have a bright red forehead and a red crown. The red continues into the neck. A narrow black band separates the red forehead from the beak, this band widens on the sides of the head and extends over the eyes to the sides of the neck. The front top of the body is black on the sides, the red merges into yellow in the middle, the rump and the upper tail-coverts are yellowish white and black. The tail is brown on the underside, the feather shafts horn-colored to brownish.

The chin and the upper area of ​​the chest are white to creamy white, a wide red band runs across the chest. The belly is yellow to golden yellow, the thighs are sooty olive-colored, the feathers are golden yellow at the tips. The under tail-coverts are creamy white. Females are similar to males, but have a few small white spots in the black band that runs across their eyes.

The singing is a soft, fast trilling that lasts about two seconds, as well as ggrrraak and gggruk sounds.

Distribution, habitat and way of life

The Loreto bearded bird has so far only been detected on a high plateau in the mountain forests east of the Andes in the southwest of the Loreto region in Peru. The region lies within the remote Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul . The Loreto bearded bird stayed here at altitudes between 1250 and 1540 meters and thus occurs at higher altitudes than the potted beard bird ( Capito niger ), which is also represented in the region . The Loreto bearded bird may also be found in other areas of the border triangle of Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.

The habitat are moist mountain forests. The birds were observed in flocks with other bird species and stayed five to ten meters above the ground. The stomach contents of examined specimens contained fruits and seeds. Very little is known about reproductive biology. It is believed that the species breeds between March and May, making use of breeding caves.

supporting documents

literature

  • Lester L. Short and Jennifer FM Horne: Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides - Ramphastidae, Capitonidae and Indicatoridae . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001, ISBN 0-19-854666-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short et al., P. 289
  2. ↑ Short et al., P. 288
  3. ↑ Short et al., P. 288
  4. ↑ Short et al., P. 289

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