Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) Science Article 2 abstract I passed the interval from 15 March to 24 July 1966 at ‘La Araguata,’ a large cattle farmsituated among the hills near Pirapira, some 20 miles south of Valencia in the state ofCarabobo, Venezuela. Although most of my time was devoted to the study of the RufousfrontedThornbird […]
Tag: Donacobius atricapilla
A family name for the monotypic oscine passerine genus Donacobius
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) Science Article 1 abstract The taxonomic affinities of the Neotropical endemic bird genus Donacobius (and its only species D. atricapilla) have long been a challenging issue in systematic ornithology. Sincethe 19th century, this monotypic genus has been alternatively regarded as a member of the following oscine passerine families: Turdidae, Troglodytidae, and […]
REPRODUCTION AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS (DONACOBIUS TRICAPILLUS) IN SOUTHEASTERN PERU
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) Science Article 3 abstract A color-banded population of Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapillus) on a Peruvian oxbow lake was studied during one breeding season and censused for 3 yr thereafter. Eighteen territories along a marshy shoreline were occupied by groups of 2-4 donacobius. Each group contained a mated pair and 0-2 helpers, […]
Black capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
[order] Passeriformes | [family] Troglodytidae | [latin] Donacobius atricapilla | [UK] Black-capped Donacobius | [FR] Troglodyte a miroir | [DE] Rohrspotter | [ES] Ratona de Capa Negra | [IT] Scricciolo mimo | [NL] Zwartkap-donacobius Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Oxylabes atricapilla Donacobius atricapilla Donacobius atricapilla LA Panama to […]