Carpodacus mexicanus

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Fringillidae

A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.

Physical Description

Habitat

Vegetation: arid lowland scrubs, arid montane scrubs, arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub • Maximum Elevation: 3,000 meters • Foraging Strata: Canopy • Center of Abundance: Lower subtropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; subtropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,793 meters (0 to 12,444 feet).Mean = 702.010 meters (2,303.182 feet), Standard Deviation = 922.670 based on 20,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.7Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude 14.6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Biology

Diet

Almost Exclusively: Seeds. Lesser Quantities of: Insects.

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Urban
• Nest Location: Mid-story/canopy nesting
• Nest Type: Open-cup
• Clutch Size: 2-6
• Length of Incubation : 12-14 days
• Days to Fledge : 11-19
• Number of Broods: 1-3

Migration

Some migrate

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Carpodacus mexicanus (Statius Muller) 1776

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

Purple Finch, Cassin's Finch

Members of the genus Carpodacus

There are approximately 80 species in this genus:

C. amplus · C. californicus · C. casinii · C. cassini · C. cassinii (Cassin's Finch) · C. crassirostris · C. dubius · C. edwardsi · C. edwardsii · C. edwardsii edwardsii · C. edwardsii rubicunda · C. eos · C. erithrinus · C. erythrinus (Common Rosefinch) · C. erythrinus erythrinus · C. erythrinus ferghanensis · C. erythrinus grebnitskii · C. erythrinus kubanensis · C. erythrinus roseatus · C. frontalis · C. haemorrhous · C. mexicanus (House Finch) · C. mexicanus amplus · C. mexicanus centralis · C. mexicanus clementis (House Finch) · C. mexicanus coccineus · C. mexicanus frontalis (House Finch) · C. mexicanus griscomi · C. mexicanus mcgregori · C. mexicanus mexicanus (House Finch) · C. mexicanus potoninus · C. mexicanus potosinus (House Finch) · C. mexicanus roseipectus · C. mexicanus ruberrimus (House Finch) · C. mexicanus ssp · C. mexicanus x · C. mongolicus · C. nipalensis · C. nipalensis kangrae · C. nipalensis nipalensis · C. pulcherrimus · C. pulcherrimus argyrophrys · C. pulcherrimus pulcherrimus · C. puniceus · C. puniceus puniceus · C. pupureus · C. purpureus (Purple Finch) · C. purpureus californicus (Purple Finch) · C. purpureus nesophilus · C. purpureus purpureus (Purple Finch) · C. rhodochlamys · C. rhodochlamys grandis · C. rhodochlamys rhodochlamys · C. rhodochrous · C. rhodocolpus · C. rhodopeplus · C. roborowskii (Tibetan Rosefinch) · C. rodochroa · C. rodochrous · C. rodopeplus · C. rodopeplus rodopeplus · C. rodopeplus verreauxii · C. roseus · C. rubescens · C. rubicilla · C. rubicilla rubicilla · C. rubicilla severtzovi · C. rubicilloides · C. rubicilloides lucifer · C. severtzovi · C. synoicus · C. thura · C. thura blythi · C. thura dubius · C. thura thura · C. trifasciatus · C. vinaceus · C. vinaceus formosana · C. vinaceus formosanus · C. vinaceus vinaceus

Bibliography

• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 23, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 14 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
• Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, "Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds," in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3850123
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179198
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816234
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179191
• IUCN ID: 53468
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBY04040
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 162909

Footnotes

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