Masked tangerines
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Masked Tangare ( Ramphocelus nigrogularis ) |
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The Maskentangare ( Ramphocelus nigrogularis ) is occurring in South America bird art from the family of tanagers (Thraupidae). The specific epithet is based on the Latin words nigro for 'black' and gula for 'throat'.
features
The masked tangar reaches a body length of about 17 centimeters and a weight of 27.0 to 36.0 grams. The head, neck, neck, chest, flanks, rump and sometimes the upper abdominal area are brightly colored carmine red, the throat, a face mask, the back feathers and the wings are deep black. The also black control springs are relatively long. The iris is red-brown, the strong bill consists of a gray upper and a white lower bill with a black tip. Legs and feet are dark gray. Both sexes hardly differ in color. The females sometimes show somewhat paler colors.
distribution and habitat
The range of the species extends from the east of Colombia , Ecuador and Peru to the northwest of Brazil . Masked tangars prefer to inhabit the humid forest edges, which are rich in bushes, near rivers and lakes, in areas that usually extend from the plains to a height of 600 meters, in Peru sometimes up to 1100 meters.
Way of life
The birds feed on fruits such as guavas ( Psidium ), Annona and passion flower family (Passifloraceae) as well as insects (Insecta) and spiders (Araneae). The masked tangars live in pairs or in small groups of up to eight individuals, sometimes in company with other species of tanagers. The cup-shaped nest is made primarily from dry leaves and plant fibers in July or August and provided with two bluish eggs covered with black speckles. Further information on breeding behavior is currently not available.
Hazard and protection
The masked tangar is not uncommon in many protected areas and national parks as well as outside such areas and is therefore classified by the World Conservation Organization IUCN as 
" Least Concern = not endangered". As the species populates many river banks and Várzea areas that are unsuitable for reclamation , the species is not considered endangered in the future either.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Hilty, S. (2017). Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis). 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/61625 , on February 20, 2017).
- ^ IUCN Red List
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 .
Web links
- neotropical.birds - Neotropical Birds
- itis.gov - ITIS Report
- xeno-canto - spread