Bananaquit
Bananaquit | |
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In São Paulo, Brazil
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Coereba Vieillot, 1809 |
Species: | C. flaveola
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Binomial name | |
Coereba flaveola | |
Synonyms | |
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The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of
Its name is derived from its yellow color and the English word
Taxonomy
The bananaquit was formally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Certhia flaveola.[3] Linnaeus based his description on the "black and yellow bird" described by John Ray and Hans Sloane,[4][5] and the "Black and Yellow Creeper" described and illustrated by George Edwards in 1751.[6] The bananaquit was reclassified as the only member of the genus Coereba by Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1809.[7] The genus name is of uncertain origin but may be from a Tupi name Güirá for a small black and yellow bird. The specific epithet flaveolus is a diminutive of the Latin flavus meaning "golden" or "yellow".[8]
Before the development of techniques to sequence DNA, the relationship of the bananaquit to other species was uncertain. It was variously placed with the New World warblers in the family
It is still unclear if any of the island
Subspecies
There are 41 currently recognized subspecies:[14]
- C. f. bahamensis (Reichenbach, 1853): Bahamas
- C. f. caboti (Yucatan Peninsulaand nearby islands
- C. f. flaveola (nominate, Jamaica
- C. f. sharpei (Cory, 1886): Cayman Is.
- C. f. bananivora (Gmelin, 1789): Hispaniola and nearby islands
- C. f. nectarea Wetmore, 1929: Tortue I.
- C. f. portoricensis (Bryant, 1866): Puerto Rico
- C. f. sanctithomae (Sundevall, 1869): north Virgin Is.
- C. f. newtoni (Baird, 1873): Saint Croix (south Virgin Is.)
- C. f. bartholemica (Sparrman, 1788): north and central Lesser Antilles
- C. f. martinicana (Reichenbach, 1853): Martinique and Saint Lucia (south central Lesser Antilles)
- C. f. barbadensis (Baird, 1873): Barbados
- C. f. atrata (Lawrence, 1878): St. Vincent (south Lesser Antilles)
- C. f. aterrima (Lesson, 1830): Grenada and the Grenadines(south Lesser Antilles)
- C. f. uropygialis von Berlepsch, 1892: Aruba and Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles)
- C. f. tricolor (Ridgway, 1884): Providencia I. (off east Nicaragua)
- C. f. oblita Griscom, 1923: San Andrés I. (off east Nicaragua)
- C. f. mexicana (Sclater, 1857): southeastern Mexico to western Panama
- C. f. cerinoclunis Bangs, 1901: Pearl Is. (south of Panama)
- C. f. columbiana (Cabanis, 1866): eastern Panama to southwestern Colombia and southern Venezuela
- C. f. bonairensis Voous, 1955: Bonaire I. (Netherlands Antilles)
- C. f. melanornis Phelps, 1954: Cayo Sal I. (off Venezuela)
- C. f. lowii Cory, 1909: Los Roques Is. (off Venezuela)
- C. f. ferryi Cory, 1909: La Tortuga I. (off Venezuela)
- C. f. frailensis Phelps & Phelps, 1946: Los Frailes and Los Hermanos Is.(off Venezuela)
- C. f. laurae Lowe, 1908: Los Testigos (off Venezuela)
- C. f. luteola (Cabanis, 1850): coastal northern Colombia and Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago
- C. f. obscura Cory, 1913: northeastern Colombia and western Venezuela
- C. f. minima (Bonaparte, 1854): eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela to French Guiana and north central Brazil
- C. f. montana Lowe, 1912: Andes of northwestern Venezuela
- C. f. caucae Chapman, 1914: western Colombia
- C. f. gorgonae Gorgona I.(off western Colombia)
- C. f. intermedia (Salvadori & Festa, 1899): southwestern Colombia, western Ecuador and northern Peru east to southern Venezuela and western Brazil
- C. f. bolivari Zimmer& Phelps, 1946: eastern Venezuela
- C. f. guianensis (Cabanis, 1850): southeastern Venezuela to Guyana
- C. f. roraimae Chapman, 1929: tepui regions of southeastern Venezuela, southwestern Guyana and northern Brazil
- C. f. pacifica Lowe, 1912: eastern Peru
- C. f. magnirostris (Taczanowski, 1880): northern Peru
- C. f. dispar Zimmer, 1942: north central Peru to western Bolivia
- C. f. chloropyga (Cabanis, 1850): east central Peru to central Bolivia and east to eastern Brazil, northern Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and Paraguay
- C. f. alleni Lowe, 1912: eastern Bolivia to central Brazil
Subspecies gallery
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C. f. aterrima ("normal" and dark morph), Grenada
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C. f. bahamensis,Bahamas
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C. f. bartholemica, Guadeloupe
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C. f. chloropyga, São Paulo, Brazil
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C. f. flaveola, Jamaica
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C. f. luteola, Trinidad
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C. f. mexicana, Costa Rica
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C. f. portoricensis, Puerto Rico
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C. f. sanctithomae, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Description
The bananaquit is a small bird, although there is some degree of size variation across the various subspecies. Length can range from 4 to 5 in (10 to 13 cm).[18][19] Weight ranges from 5.5 to 19 g (0.19 to 0.67 oz).[20][21]
Most subspecies of the bananaquit have dark grey (almost black) upperparts, black crowns and sides of the head, a prominent white eyestripe, grey throat, white vent, and yellow chest, belly, and rump. Coloration is heavily influenced by melanocortin 1 receptor variation.[22]
The sexes are alike, but juveniles are duller and often have partially yellow eyebrows and throat.
In the subspecies bahamensis and caboti from the Bahamas and
The tongue is paddle-shaped, with an extremely long paddle section.[26]
Distribution and habitat
It is resident in tropical South America north to southern Mexico and the Caribbean. It is found throughout the West Indies, except for Cuba.[23] Birds from the Bahamas are rare visitors to Florida.[27]
It occurs in a wide range of open to semi-open habitats, including gardens and parks, but it is rare or absent in deserts, dense forests (e.g. large parts of the Amazon rainforest), and at altitudes above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[25]
Bananaquit nests are known to be used by frog species, such as the Common coquí.[28]
Behaviour and ecology
The bananaquit has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking
The bananaquit is known for its ability to adjust remarkably to human environments. It often visits gardens and may become very tame. Its nickname, the sugar bird, comes from its affinity for bowls or bird feeders stocked with granular sugar, a common method of attracting these birds.[31] The bananaquit builds a spherical lined nest with a side entrance hole, laying up to three eggs, which are incubated solely by the female.[35] It may also build its nest in human-made objects, such as lampshades and garden trellises. The birds breed all year regardless of season and build new nests throughout the year.[31]
References
- . Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Reedman, R. (2016). Lapwings, Loons and Lousy Jacks: The How and Why of Bird Names. United Kingdom: Pelagic Publishing.
- ^ Linnaeus 1758, p. 119.
- ^ Ray, John (1713). Synopsis methodica avium & piscium (in Latin). Vol. Avium. London: William Innys. p. 187, No. 45.
- ^ Sloane, Hans (1725). A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica : with the natural history of the herbs and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, &c. of the last of those islands. Vol. 2. London: Printed for the author. p. 307, Plate 259 fig. 3.
- ^ Edwards, George (1750). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. Vol. Part 3. London: Printed for the author at the College of Physicians. p. 122, Plate 122.
- ^ Vieillot 1809, p. 70.
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 87.
- ISBN 0-943610-32-X.
- ISBN 1-891276-00-X.
- PMID 12144023.
- PMID 24583021.
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ a b Seutin et al. 1994
- ^ a b Bellemain, Bermingham & Ricklefs 2008
- ^ "Updates: Candidates". IOC World Bird List. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Bananaquit". anywherecostarica.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Bananaquit". enature.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Bananaquits". birdingguide.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Diamond 1973
- S2CID 227065725.
- ^ a b c Raffaele et al. 1998
- ^ Howell & Webb 1995
- ^ a b c Restall, Rodner & Lentino 2006
- ^ S2CID 202854049.
- ^ a b Dunning 2001
- ^ "The Ecology of Eleutherodactylus coqui". issg Database. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
- ^ ISSN 0066-4162.
- ISSN 1543-592X.
- ^ a b c d De Boer 1993, p. 105
- ^ "Coereba flaveola (Bananaquit)". Animal Diversity Web.
- ^ https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/banana/cur/introduction
- ^ "Coereba flaveola (Bananaquit or Sugar Bird)" (PDF). The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Monteiro Pereira 2008, p. 120
Literature cited
- Bellemain, Eva; Bermingham, Eldredge; Ricklefs, Robert E. (2008). "The dynamic evolutionary history of the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) in the Caribbean revealed by a multigene analysis". PMID 18718030.
- BirdLife International (2016). "Coereba flaveola". . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Diamond, A. W. (1973). "Altitudinal variation in a resident and migrant passerine on Jamaica" (PDF). JSTOR 4084159.
- Dunning, John B. Jr (2001). "Bananaquit". In Elphick, Chris; Dunning, John B. Jr.; Sibley, David Allen (eds.). The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 510–511. ISBN 978-1-4000-4386-6.
- Howell, S. N. G.; Webb, S. (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854012-4.
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata (in Latin). Stockholm: Laurentius Salvius.
C. nigra, uropygio pectoreque luteo, superciliis macula alarum rectricumque apicibus albis.
- Monteiro Pereira, José Felipe (2008). Aves e Pássaros Comuns do Rio de Janeiro [Common Birds of Rio de Janeiro] (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Technical Books. ISBN 978-85-61368-00-5.
- De Boer, Bart A. (1993). Our Birds. Willemstad: Stichting Dierenbescherming Curaçao. ISBN 978-99904-0-077-9.
- Raffaele, Herbert; Wiley, James; Garrido, Orlando; Keith, Allan; Raffaele, Janis (1998). A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08736-8.
- Restall, R. L.; Rodner, C.; Lentino, M. (2006). Birds of Northern South America – An Identification Guide. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-7242-0.
- Seutin, G; Klein, N. K.; Ricklefs, R. E.; Bermingham, E. (1994). "Historical biogeography of the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) in the Caribbean region: a mitochondrial DNA assessment". PMID 28564451.
- Vieillot, Louis Pierre (1809). Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique septentrionale [Natural History of the Birds of Northern America] (in French). Paris: Desray.
Further reading
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1962). Life Histories of Central American Birds (PDF). Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 31. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 404–420.
External links
- "Bananaquit media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Bananaquit Stamps[usurped] (with range map) at bird-stamps.org[usurped]
- Audio recordings of the Bananaquit on Xeno-canto.
- Bananaquit photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Bananaquit species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Coereba flaveola at IUCN Red List maps