Striped panther bird
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Striped Panther Bird ( Pardalotus striatus ) |
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The striped panther bird ( Pardalotus striatus ) is an Australian songbird.
features
The 10 cm long striped panther bird is a bird with a mostly dark upper side, yellow-gray underside, white-rimmed hand wings, orange or yellow throat, and dark markings on the face and on the wings and yellow-white stripes over the eyes.
Occurrence
The bird lives in eucalyptus forests and in wooded areas in much of Australia. The Tasmanian subspecies overwinters on the mainland.
behavior
The striped panther bird looks for invertebrates, including spiders, insects and their larvae, which are pecked by leaves, in tree tops, but also in low bushes.
Reproduction
During the mating season, striped panther birds form groups of up to six birds or live in pairs. The nest made of bark and grass is lined with fine material and lies at the end of a tree hollow. Three to six eggs are hatched together by the couple. Once the young have hatched, they are raised by the parent birds and often by other members of the group.
Subspecies
According to the IOC World Bird List, 6 subspecies of the striped panther bird are known. It is about:
- P. s. uropygialis Gould , 1840 - occurs in northern Australia.
- P. s. melvillensis Mathews , 1912 - is present on the Tiwi Islands .
- P. s. melanocephalus Gould , 1838 - it is found in eastern Australia.
- P. s. ornatus Temminck , 1826 - their home is the southeast of Australia.
- P. s. substriatus Mathews , 1912 - this subspecies is found in western and central Australia.
- P. s. striatus ( JF Gmelin , 1789) nominate form - occurs on the islands of the Bass Strait and in Tasmania .
Etymology and history of research
The striped panther bird was first described in 1789 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin under the scientific name Pipra striata . Only later was it added to the genus Pardalotus Vieillot , in 1816.
The word Pardalotus is derived from the Greek word "pardalōtos" for "spotted like a leopard". The specific epithet is of Latin origin and is derived from »striatus« for »fluted, striped«.
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 .
- James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
- Johann Friedrich Gmelin: Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. tape 1 , no. 2 . Georg Emanuel Beer, Leipzig 1789 ( online [accessed August 15, 2012]).
Web links
- Pardalotus striatus inthe IUCN 2012 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Striated Pardalote ( Pardalotus striatus ) . Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Striped panther bird ( Pardalotus striatus ) at Avibase; Retrieved August 215, 2012.
- Pardalotus striatus in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Striated Pardalote ( Pardalotus striatus )
- System according to the IOC World Bird List