Speckled Mourner
A species of Speckled and Cinereous Mourners Scientific name : Laniocera rufescens Genus : Speckled and Cinereous Mourners
Speckled Mourner, A species of Speckled and Cinereous Mourners
Botanical name: Laniocera rufescens
Genus: Speckled and Cinereous Mourners
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Description
The speckled mourner grows to a length of about 20 cm (8 in). It has a rounded head and a narrow yellow ring round the eye. The upper parts are reddish-brown with some barring on the wings, and the underparts are a similar colour, often with darker scaling. Males have a tuft of yellow feathers on the breast, but this is usually kept concealed. The rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) has similar colouring but has a differently-shaped head, a narrower-based beak (it is an insect-eater) and lacks the breast and wing markings. Another bird with which it could be confused is the rufous piha (Lipaugus unirufus), but that has a broader-based beak as befits an omnivorous diet, and more uniform colouring, with no yellow pectoral tuft. This bird is of a retiring nature and seldom seen, but it makes its presence known with its clear, ringing song, a sequence of about a dozen repeated "Tleeyr, tleeyeei, tleeyeei, tleeyeei ...", sung from a low perch. 
Size
22 cm
Feeding Habits
Speckled Mourner consumes a varied diet including arthropods, small lizards, and fruits. It employs diverse foraging behaviors to catch prey and pluck food. Unique adaptations enable selective feeding on these food types, distinguishing its dietary habits from others.
Habitat
The speckled Mourner primarily inhabits humid and mature second-growth forests, as well as forest edges. This bird species favors environments that are often in close proximity to swampy areas, ravines, and streams. It is typically found at altitudes up to 1000 meters across broad tropical regions. These geographic conditions provide the speckled Mourner with the necessary resources for shelter and foraging.
Dite type
Frugivorous
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Distribution Area
The speckled mourner is found in Central America and northern South America, its range extending from Mexico to Panama, Belize, Colombia and Ecuador. It occurs in the middle and lower parts of the canopy in moist forest, at altitudes of up to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
Species Status
The speckled mourner is a generally uncommon species, with Panama probably being the country where it is most common; it was at one time described as "one of the scarcest of Middle American birds", suggesting that its scarcity is not as a result of recent deforestation. The population trend is probably downwards as a result of habitat loss, but the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers that its range is wide enough and the bird populous enough for its conservation status to be classified as being of least concern".
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