Drip Breast Branch Scout

Drip Breast Branch Scout
Systematics
Subordination : Screeching Birds (Tyranni) Family : Potter birds (Furnariidae) Subfamily : Furnariinae Tribe : Furnariini Genre : Pseudocolaptes Type : Drip Breast Branch Scout
Scientific name
Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
Lonnberg & Rendahl , 1922

The teardrop-breasted branch scout or the Pacific crested ear ( Pseudocolaptes johnsoni ) is a species of bird from the family of the potter birds (Furnariidae). The range of the species includes the South American countries Colombia and Ecuador . The bird is classified as "not endangered" ( least concern ) by the IUCN . However, the IUCN follows the guidelines of BirdLife International , which considers P. johnsoni to be a subspecies of the Panama Cougar on the basis of an application by the South American Check-list Committee ( SACC ) . This contrasts with the opinion of the International Ornithological Committee , which regards Pseudocolaptes johnsoni in its list as a separate species.

features

The teardrop-breasted branch scout reaches a body length of about 20.5 centimeters. The top is mostly maroon. In contrast to the panama head ear, the back is also not adorned with strands. The rump and tail are reddish brown. The wings are mainly black and streaked with faint cinnamon-colored spots. The black head is adorned with a yellow-brown eye line similar to an eyebrow. The throat is exclusively yellowish brown and contains no white. The upper part of the breast is dark yellowish brown to white, but is traversed by white angles. In contrast to the panama ear, this does not look like scaled stripes. The rest of the underside is noticeably reddish yellow. This turns red on the side and is patterned with white stripes towards the chest. The black beak is yellow at the end and lower jaw. The legs are olive green.

Habitat and Distribution

The bird is found mainly in wet and mossy forests. He likes to move about in the treetops and mountain foothills of the lower subtropical forest. It can be seen at altitudes between 700 and 1700 meters. Here you can see him in epiphytic forests or in open terrain with scattered trees, where he searches the moss for beetles, cockroaches, spiders or salamanders. Overlaps of the habitat of the teardrop-breasted branch scout and the panama-eared ear are not known. The bird can only be found on the western slopes of the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia.

behavior

The bird likes to cling to trees and climb on them. The tail serves as a support. Often he climbs on the branches of the middle and higher canopy. Usually he is out in troops. He likes to use abandoned woodpecker holes for his nest.

Subspecies

No subspecies are known within the species. However, the taxon johnsoni is valued differently in the literature. Some authors see it as a separate species, Pseudocolaptes johnsoni . Others consider it to be a subspecies of the Panama shank ear ( Pseudocolaptes lawrencii ). The status as a separate species is justified with the spatial distance to the taxon lawrencii and clear differences in the plumage. The International Ornithological Committee ( IOC ) agrees with this opinion . The Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales ( MECN ) even rates the species as endangered. The World Institute for Conservation Environment ( WICE ) also accepts the status as a species. The South American Check-list Committee ( SACC ) has so far refused to recognize the taxon johnsoni as a separate species. Further taxonomic research is necessary here.

Etymology and history of research

Axel Ax: son Johnson (1876-1958)

Einar Lönnberg and Hialmar Rendahl described the teardrop-breast scout under the current name Pseudocolaptes johnsoni . The genus Pseudocolaptes was introduced in 1853 by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach for the Andes' ear ( Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii ). This name is made up of the Greek words »pseudos ψευδος « for »wrong, other« and »kolaptēs, kolaptō κολαπτης, κολαπτω « for »picker, peck, chop«. The specific epithet »johnsoni« is dedicated to the consul general Axel Ax: son Johnson .

literature

• Robert S. Ridgely , Paul J. Greenfield: Status, Distribution, and Taxonomy. In: The Birds of Ecuador. Volume 1: Status, distribution, and taxonomy. Cornell University Press, Ithaca 2001, ISBN 0-7136-6116-X , p. 452.
• Robert S. Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield: Field Guide. In: The Birds of Ecuador. Volume 2: Field guide. Cornell University Press, Ithaca 2001, ISBN 0-8014-8721-8 , p. 360 ff.
• Robert S. Ridgley, Guy Tudor : The Suboscine Passerines. In: The Birds of South America. Volume 2. University of Texas Press, 1994, ISBN 0-292-77063-4 , pp. 144.
• Ralf Strewe: Notes on Nests and Breeding Activity of Fourteen Bird Species from Southwestern Colombia. In: Ornitologia Neotropical. 12, No. 3, 2001, pp. 265-270 ( ibiologia.unam.mx PDF; 157 kB).
• James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
• Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach: Avium systema naturale - the natural system of the birds (=  the most complete natural history at home and abroad. ). Hofmeister, Dresden / Leipzig 1852 ( archive.org - In two parts as a text and table volume).
• Einar Lönnberg, Hialmar Rendahl: A contribution to the ornithology of Ecuador . In: Arkiv för zoologi . tape 14 , no. 25 , 1922, pp. 1-87 ( biodiversitylibrary.org [accessed February 11, 2015]).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Proposal # 28 to the South American Check-list Committee ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English). 
2. ↑ IOC World Bird List Ovenbirds & woodcreepers (English).
3. ^ Ralf Strewe: Notes on Nests and Breeding Activity of Fourteen Bird Species from Southwestern Colombia. (PDF; 157 kB) In: Ornitologia Neotropical. 12, No. 3, 2001, pp. 265-270.
4. ^ Pseudocolaptes lawrencii johnsoni. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet Stockholm. 
5. ↑ Endangered Birds of Santa Lucía ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English: PDF; 398 kB). 
6. ↑ SACC Recognize johnsoni as a separate species from Pseudocolaptes lawrenceii ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Einar Lönnberg u. a., p. 69.
8. ^ Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach, pp. 148, 209.
9. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 320.

Web links

• Pseudocolaptes lawrencii inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
• BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Buffy Tuftedcheek ( Pseudocolaptes johnsoni ) . Retrieved February 11, 2015.
• Videos, photos and sound recordings of Buffy Tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes lawrencii johnsoni) in the Internet Bird Collection
• Drip-breasted branch scout ( Pseudocolaptes johnsoni ) at Avibase; accessed on February 11, 2015.
• Pseudocolaptes lawrencii johnsoni in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
• xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Pacific Tuftedcheek ( Pseudocolaptes johnsoni )
• Teardrop-breasted branch scout  (Pseudocolaptes johnsoni)  in the Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved September 8, 2017.