Rufous Mourner
A species of Rhytipterna Mourners Scientific name : Rhytipterna holerythra Genus : Rhytipterna Mourners
Rufous Mourner, A species of Rhytipterna Mourners
Botanical name: Rhytipterna holerythra
Genus: Rhytipterna Mourners
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Description
The rufous mourner (Rhytipterna holerythra) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southwestern Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. It was formerly believed to be a cotinga, but well-supported anatomical evidence has shown it to be related to tyrant flycatchers of the genera Myiarchus, Sirystes and Casiornis. The rufous mourner is 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs 40 g (1.4 oz). Its plumage is entirely rufous, brighter on the underparts, and with darker brown wings. The base of the bill is pink or horn-coloured. The call is a drawling way teeer and the song is wee hi hi weeur-weeur-weeur. This bird is found in lowlands and foothills up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) altitude in wet forests, adjacent old second growth, semi-open areas and shady plantations. The rufous mourner is seen alone, in family groups or as part of a mixed-species feeding flock. It perches on a twig from which it sallies forth to catch large insects and caterpillars and many seeds and fruit. Usually, the food is taken in flight. It nests in tree cavities, especially old woodpecker holes. It may also nest in holes in earth banks. 
Size
21 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Rufous Mourner is omnivorous, primarily consuming large, slow-moving insects like orthopterans and cicadas, as well as tree hoppers, ants, stick insects, beetles, caterpillars, and spiders. It also eats berries and arillate seeds, foraging in the understory with unique adaptability to a varied diet.
Habitat
Rufous Mourner typically inhabits humid evergreen forests and mature secondary woods across broader Neotropical regions. These areas provide the dense foliage and rich ecosystem required for their nesting and foraging activities. The species thrives in these habitats due to the availability of insects for feeding and the complex structure of the vegetation providing shelter and breeding sites.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Rhytipterna Mourners Species
Rufous Mourner 
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