Breast of Ocher Bushhammer
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The ocher breast bush hammer ( Atlapetes semirufus ) is a species of bird from the family of the New World chambers (Passerellidae). The species has a large range that includes the South American countries Colombia and Venezuela . The IUCN assesses the population as Least Concern .
features
The ocher breast bushhammer reaches a body length of about 18 centimeters. The top is olive colored. The head, throat and chest are red-orange. The back part of the bottom is yellow. The sides and the under tail covers are olive colored.
distribution and habitat
The species occurs in moist to wet forest edges as well as in xerophytic secondary vegetation at altitudes between 600 and 2700 meters. They are more common in the Cordilleras than in the Andes .
behavior
The bird is more of a calm and unobtrusive contemporary. He usually sits quietly in the thicket. From time to time he gets lost in open terrain, twittering and courting in a relatively noticeable way. You can discover it alone, in pairs or in small families. He feeds on berries and fruits. In the morning hours you can most likely see him in the bushes at the edge of the forest. It only occasionally follows other bird species.
Subspecies
Five subspecies are described, which differ mainly in their coloration and their range:
- Atlapetes semirufus semirufus (Boissonneau, 1840) - nominate form . Occurs in Páramo de Coachi .
- Atlapetes semirufus zimmeri Meyer de Schauensee , 1947 - subspecies differs from all forms by its darker, matt, gray-green back. The head and especially the chest are much lighter reddish. Occurs on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the Department de Boyacá on the Rio Negro .
- Atlapetes semirufus majusculus Todd , 1919 - Very similar to the nominate form, but somewhat larger and somewhat lighter throughout. Present in from Peña Blanca in the Departamento de Boyacá to the adjoining Departamento Santander
- Atlapetes semirufus denisei ( Hellmayr , 1911) - Very similar to A. s. benedettii is a bit darker. Occurs in the subtropical zones in the central to northeastern north of Venezuela and a. in Cumbre de Valencia . From Guárico State to Sucre and Monagas
- Atlapetes semirufus benedettii Phelps & Gilliard , 1941 - The hood is sienna in color and becomes lighter towards the back. The back, rump and tail-coverts are olive yellow. Occurrence extends from the state of Lara to Falcón .
- Atlapetes semirufus albigula Zimmer & Phelps, 1946 - Differs from all other subspecies in that it is white in the middle in the throat area and the white chin. Occurs near Seboruco in the state of Táchira as far as Lake Maracaibo .
Naming
Auguste Boissonneau first described this bushhammer as Tanagra (Arremon) semirufus . The word Atlapetes for the genus is made up of atla for the Titan Atlas , whose name means bearer, patient and petes from the Greek petros for rock . In ancient mythology, Atlas carried the vault of heaven on his shoulders. The specific epithet comes from Latin and is made up of the words semi (= half) and rufus (= reddish).
literature
- Steven L. Hilty , William L. Brown: A Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, 1986, p. 651, ISBN 978-0691083728 .
- Steven L. Hilty, John A. Gwynne, Guy Tudor : Birds of Venezuela. Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0691092508 , pp. 809f.
- Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, William H. Phelps , Guy Tudor: A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela. Princeton University Press, 1992, p. 357 ISBN 978-0691082059
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ocher-breasted Brush-finch (Atlapetes semirufus) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Avibase Breast Ocher Bushhammer (Atlapetes semirufus) pictures and further information
- Flickr Atlapetes semirufus-Ocher breasted Brush Finch-Meta image
- Flickr Atlapetes semirufus-Ocher breasted Brush Finch-Meta image
- Bird Saw Ocher-breasted Brush-finch (Atlapetes semirufus) picture
Individual evidence
- ↑ Atlapetes semirufus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.3. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ↑ Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College (1977) p. 339f Biology and evolution of the avia genus Atlapetes (Emberizidae) Atlapetes schistaceus (Engl.)
- ^ Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. XCIX, 1947) p. 123 New or little known birds of Colombia Atlapetes semirufus zimmeri (engl.)
- ↑ Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington p.113 Descriptions of apparently new Columbian birds Atlapetes semirufus majusculus (Engl.)
- ^ American Museum novitates; no. 1153 p. 16 Seventeen new birds from Venezuela (English; PDF; 2.8 MB)
- ^ American Museum novitates; no.1312 p.21f Twenty-three new subspecies of birds from Venezuela and Brazil (English; PDF; 4.5 MB)
- ↑ Revue zoologique: journal mensuel la Société cuviérienne 1840 p. 69f Oiseaux nouveaux ou peu connus de Santa-Fé de Bogota T. (Arremon) semirufus (French)