Tangara rosâtre

Rhodinocichla rosea

Bel oiseau, mais généralement discret et rarement observé, des basses terres tropicales et des contreforts inférieurs. On le trouve dans le sous-bois ombragé des boisés denses et buissonnants, des forêts caducifoliées et des plantations de café. On l'observe généralement seul ou en couple, sur ou près du sol, où il utilise son long bec pour fouiller les feuilles mortes. Les couples se répondent mutuellement avec des sifflements riches et variés et des gloussements. Le mâle peut sembler globalement sombre, avec un sourcil blanchâtre, mais lorsqu'il vous fait face, son plastron rose-rosé est saisissant. La femelle a un plastron orange rouille.

Identification

The rosy thrush-tanager is about 20 cm (8 in) long. The male is a distinctive bird with a long streak above the eye, pink in front of the eye and white behind. The upper parts are dark, brownish-black, the flanks are dusky grey and the underparts magenta, as is the leading edge of the wing. The female is generally similar to the male but the rosy-magenta is replaced by a deep ochre colour. The beak is long and slightly curved, resembling that of a mimid.

Taxonomie

Nom scientifique
Rhodinocichla rosea
Autorité
(Lesson, RP, 1832)
Ordre
Passériformes
Famille
Turdidae
Genre
Rhodinocichla

Répartition et habitat

The distribution in Central America and northern South America includes Mexico, Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and northern Colombia. Typical habitat is thick undergrowth in deciduous forests, secondary woodland, thickets and scrubland. It most frequently occurs in the mountain foothills at altitudes varying between 500 and 1,500 m (1,600 and 4,900 ft).

Migration
Resident species

Comportement

The rosy thrush-tanager usually occurs singly or in pairs. It flits among low undergrowth or hops along on the ground, turning over the leaf litter with its beak. It is a shy, rather furtive bird and difficult to observe. It does, however, respond well if a recording of its voice is played to it; its song is a rich succession of clear notes, and is sometimes sung in duet, two birds alternating in its production. It is the only tanager known to sing in this way. The diet is a mixture of animal and vegetable matter. Breeding is reported to take place in July in Mexico and between January and September in Costa Rica.

Conservation

Tendance de la population
declining

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Distribution

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