Blue-backed Tanager (Cyanicterus cyanicterus) Science Article 1 abstract The little-known Blue-backed Tanager, Cyanicterus cyanlcterus (Vieillot), sole member of its genus, has been recorded primarily as an inhabitant of the Guianas, with an outlying record in Brazil on the lower Rio Negro near Manaus. It will undoubtedly be found eventually in the part of Brazil, ornithologically […]
Category: Thraupidae
Complex communication signals: the caseof the Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina(Aves, Emberizidae) song. Part I – A structural analysis
Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) Science Article 1 abstract The song of the Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina is different for every individual and the structuraldifferences between individuals are quite complex. Samples of songs from different Brazilian localities,as well as from Venezuela and Mexico, were studied through a comparative analysis of their sonograms.From the structural point of […]
Ecological relationships between feather mites (Acari) and wild birds ofEmberizidae (Aves) in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil
Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) Science Article 1 abstract The objective of this study was to investigate feather mites on birds of the Family Emberizidae, tocollect data on the ecological ectoparasite-host relationship and infestation level. A sum of 94 birds of 9 specieswas captured at the Refugio Ecologico Charles Darwin, Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil, from August 1996 […]
Conirostrum bicolor Parasitized by Molothrus bonariensis in Surinam
Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor) Science Article 1 abstract Hellmayr (Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. 347, Zoo1. Set. vol 13, 1935, p. 319) includes Surinam in the range of Conirostrum bicolor on evidence of the Penard brothers (Vogels van Guyana, 2, 1910, p. 475), though he mentions no specimens nor localities. In Surinam, as elsewhere in […]
Fulvous-crested Tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Tachyphonus surinamus | [UK] Fulvous-crested Tanager | [FR] Tangara a huppe rousse | [DE] Goldschopf-Tangare | [ES] Frutero de Cresta Leonada | [NL] Goudkuiftangare Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics The male is blue-black with a yellow crown stripe. Rump yellow with upper and underwing coverts white. Shows […]
Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Sicalis luteola | [UK] Grassland Yellow-Finch | [FR] Bouton d’or jaunatre | [DE] Kurzschnabel-Gilbammer | [ES] Semillero Chirigue | [NL] Graslandsafraangors Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics The Grassland Yellow Finch is about 12 cm long and weighs 13 g. The males have bright yellow underparts and rump, […]
Red-crested Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Coryphospingus cucullatus | [UK] Red-crested Finch | [FR] Bruant rouge a huppe | [DE] Haubenfink | [ES] Granero Brasita de Fuego | [NL] Rode Kroongors Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics The Red Crested Finch (a.k.a Red Pileated-Finch) measures 13.5 cm has a scarlet bushy crest on its […]
Red-billed Pied-Tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Lamprospiza melanoleuca | [UK] Red-billed Pied-Tanager | [FR] Tangara a bec rouge | [DE] Rotschnabel-Tangare | [ES] Frutero de Pico Rojo Palido | [NL] Roodsnaveltangare Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Physical charateristics It is fairly unmistakable with its red bill, and white underparts contrasting with the black back, head […]
Barbados Bullfinch (Loxigilla barbadensis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Loxigilla barbadensis | [UK] Barbados Bullfinch | [FR] | [DE] | [ES] | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Euneornis barbadensis Loxigilla barbadensis NA Barbados Physical charateristics Unlike its congeners, the Barbados Bullfinch lacks a black and rufous male plumage; instead […]
Lesser Seed-Finch (Oryzoborus angolensis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Thraupidae | [latin] Oryzoborus angolensis | [UK] Lesser Seed-Finch | [FR] Petit Grainetier | [DE] Schwarzkopf-Reisknacker | [ES] Sporophile curio | [NL] Zwartkopzaadkraker Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics The male found is black apart from its chestnut breast and belly. The underwings […]