Seiurus noveboracensis

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Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Found on low, wet ground in or near brushy swamps and floodplains .

Vegetation: tropical lowland evergreen forest, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands, tropical lowland evergreen forest, mangrove forests, streams, rivers • Maximum Elevation: 2,000 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Medium

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,848 meters (0 to 9,344 feet).[1]

Ecology:
List of Habitats :3.4Shrubland - Temperate

Biology

Diet

Primarily:

Aquatic Invertebrates

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Woodland
• Nest Location: Ground-low nesting
• Nest Type: Open-cup
• Clutch Size: 4-5
• Length of Incubation : 13? days
• Days to Fledge : 10?

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Notes

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

Similar Species

Louisiana Waterthrush

Members of the genus Seiurus

There are approximately 13 species in this genus:

S. auricapillus · S. aurocapilla (Golden-Crowned Accentor) · S. aurocapilla aurocapilla (Golden-Crowned Accentor) · S. aurocapillus (Golden-Crowned Accentor) · S. aurocapillus aurocapillus (Golden-Crowned Accentor) · S. aurocapillus cinereus · S. aurocapillus furvior · S. motacilla (Large-Billed Waterthrush) · S. novaboracensis · S. noveboracensis (Northern Small-Billed Waterthrush) · S. noveboracensis limnaeus · S. noveboracensis notabilis (Northern Waterthrush) · S. noveboracensis noveboracensis (Northern Small-Billed Waterthrush)

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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.
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Macaulay Library - Video Data
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• 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
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Ontario Nest Records
• 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
• EMAN Provider: PIROP (Shipboard Surveys)
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology 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
• UCLA-Dickey Bird Collection (UCLA-Dickey): Bird specimens
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3850396
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178934
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13623448
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178931
• IUCN ID: 53675
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBX10020
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13599

Footnotes

1. Mean = 301.320 meters (988.583 feet), Standard Deviation = 421.000 based on 14,449 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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