Lanceolated monklet
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{{Speciesbox
| image = Lanceolated Monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata).jpg
| image_caption = Peru
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| parent_authority = P.L. Sclater, 1881
| taxon = Micromonacha lanceolata
| authority = (Deville, 1849)
| range_map = Micromonacha lanceolata map.svg
}}
The lanceolated monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ |title=IOC World Bird List (v 11.2) |last1=Gill |first1= F. |last2=Donsker|first2=D.|last3=Rasmussen |first3=P. |date=July 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 }}Rasmussen, P. C., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Lanceolated Monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lanmon1.01 retrieved November 9, 2021
Taxonomy and systematics
Description
The lanceolated monklet is {{convert|13|to|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and weighs {{convert|19|to|22|g|oz|abbr=on}}. It is entirely warm brown with scale-like buffy markings above. It has white bristles around the base of the large bill, and white "whiskers", which are actually tufts of feathers. Its lores and a half ring behind the eye are white. The wings and the top side of the tail are dark brown and the tail's underside is gray. Most of its underparts are white with heavy black streaks; the center of the belly is unstreaked and the vent area has an ochre tinge.
Distribution and habitat
The lanceolated monklet is found in several disjunct areas. One is the Caribbean slope in Costa Rica and into west central Panama. Another extends from west central Colombia south to west central Ecuador. The largest area includes eastern Ecuador, southern Colombia, western Brazil, and eastern Peru. It is also found in a few locations in Bolivia. It inhabits a variety of landscapes including the edges and natural clearings of primary and mature secondary forest, small forest patches, shade coffee plantations, and lowland and montane evergreen forest. It tends to occur in the mid- and upper vegetation levels. In elevation it mostly occurs between {{convert|300|and|1500|m|ft|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} but can be found as high as {{convert|2100|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
Behavior
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The lanceolated monklet hunts from a perch, typically {{convert|4|to|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} above the ground, and sallies from it for its insect prey. Its diet also includes berries. It sometimes follows mixed-species foraging flocks.
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Status
The IUCN originally assessed the lanceolated monklet in 1988 as Near Threatened but since 2004 has rated it as being of Least Concern. It has a large range and a population estimated at more than 50,000 mature individuals, though the latter is thought to be decreasing. It apparently is rare to fairly common in different parts of its range, but may be underreported because it is difficult to detect.
References
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External links
- [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=lanceolated+monklet&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Lanceolated monklet photo gallery] VIREO
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Category:Birds of the Amazon rainforest
Category:Birds of Peruvian Amazonia
Category:Birds described in 1849