Schwarzkopf Phoe bully
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Schwarzkopf Phoebetyrann ( Sayornis nigricans ) |
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The Schwarzkopf Phoe Bully ( Sayornis nigricans ) is an American screeching bird.
features
The 16 cm long Schwarzkopf-Phoebetyrann is largely black in color, only the belly and rump are white. The upright posture of the seated bird and the long, stilted tail are further characteristics.
Occurrence
The bird lives in open areas near the water from southwest North America through Central America to Bolivia and northwest Argentina .
behavior
The black-headed phoebetyrant looks for insects from a control room near the water, which it hunts in flight. Occasionally he also catches small fish in the shallow water.
Reproduction
Two to six eggs are incubated for two to three weeks in a shell nest made of clay and grass, which is often built on a ledge near the water. The young birds fledge at three weeks. The bird often breeds twice a year.
literature
- Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London 1993,2000, ISBN 3-8310-0785-3
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-4054-5506-3
Web links
- Sayornis nigricans in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Sayornis nigricans in the Internet Bird Collection