Red-fronted snapper

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Red-fronted snapper
Red-fronted flycatcher (Petroica goodenovii), male

Red-fronted flycatcher ( Petroica goodenovii ), male

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Flycatcher (Petroicidae)
Subfamily : Petroicinae
Genre : Petroica
Type : Red-fronted snapper
Scientific name
Petroica goodenovii
( Vigors & Horsfield , 1827)
Red-fronted flycatcher, female
Distribution area

The Rotstirn Snaps ( Petroica goodenovii ), sometimes written Rotstirnschnäpper is one occurring in Australia bird art of the genus Petroica from the family of the catch (Petroicidae). The first descriptors dedicated the specific epithet to the British botanist and Bishop Samuel Goodenough .

features

Red-fronted snapper reach a body length of 10.5 to 12.5 centimeters and a weight of 7.0 to 9.0 grams. There is a clear sexual dimorphism between the sexes in terms of plumage color . Only in the males are the head, throat, back and rump black. The chest and belly are bright red in color. The forehead is also red, which gives it its name. The predominantly black wings show a white wing band and narrow whitish markings. The control feathers are black, flanks and rump are whitish. The similarly drawn females are much more simply colored. They are gray-brown on the top of the body and ocher-colored on the underside of the body. The breast shows only a small, pale red area, which can be completely missing in some regions. The beak is black in both sexes, the iris dark brown.

distribution and habitat

The red-fronted flycatcher occurs exclusively in Australia. With the exception of the north, it populates almost the entire country. The main habitat are dry and semi-arid eucalyptus, cypress or acacia forests. Usually he avoids humid areas.

Way of life

The birds feed on arthropods , which they look for on the ground or in low vegetation. The breeding season falls from June to January. Up to four broods are carried out. The couples live monogamous . The cup-shaped nest has an outer diameter of 5.7 to 6.4 centimeters and is usually placed at an average height of three meters (varies between 0.3 and 9 m) above the ground, preferably in a fork of a branch. It is made by the female from dry grass, moss and small strips of bark within a maximum of seven days, woven with spider threads and padded with animal hair and feathers. The nests during the first brood are usually provided with three eggs, with later broods the nests often contain fewer eggs. The eggs are blue-green to gray-green in color and covered with brown, gray or purple flecks. They are primarily hatched by the female in 12 to 16 days. Both parents provide the nestlings with food. They leave the nest after 12 to 17 days. The nest robbers include the gray-backed crow shrike ( Cracticus torquatus ), the New Holland crows ( Corvus coronoides ) and the gray-chested stubborn ( Colluricincla harmonica ). The black-eared cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx osculans ), the bush cuckoo ( Cacomantis variolosus ), the pale cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus ) or the red-tailed cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx basalis ) sometimes appear as breeding parasites .

Danger

The red-browed flycatcher is widespread, sometimes numerous, in its areas of occurrence and is therefore classified as LC IUCN 3 1st svg“ least concern” by the World Conservation Organization ( IUCN ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c W. Boles (2017). Red-capped robin (Petroica goodenovii). In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, DA Christie & E. de Juana (eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (viewed at http://www.hbw.com/node/59317 on May 7, 2017).
  2. ↑ dissemination
  3. ^ Damian K. Dowling: "Breeding biology of the red-capped robin". Australian Journal of Zoology. CSIRO Publishing., No. 51 (6), 2004, pp. 533-549.
  4. ^ IUCN Red List

literature

Web links

Commons : Red-fronted Flycatcher ( Petroica goodenovii )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files