White-naped xenopsaris

rdf:langString White-naped xenopsaris

rdf:langString White-naped xenopsaris

rdf:langString

rdf:langString Xenopsaris

rdf:langString White bird with short bill, black cap, brown wings and black tail

rdf:langString Adult, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

rdf:langString Ridgway, 1891

rdf:langString White-naped xenopsaris map.jpg

rdf:langString Range in yellow

rdf:langString albinucha

rdf:langString Xenopsaris albinucha

rdf:langString LC

rdf:langString IUCN3.1

rdf:langString Pachyrhamphus albinucha (protonym)

rdf:langString The white-naped xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha), also known as the reed becard and white-naped becard, is a species of suboscine bird in the family Tityridae, the only member of the genus Xenopsaris. It is found in South America, in humid subtropical and tropical savanna climates in most of the countries east of the Andes: Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. Living in open woodland and other open forest habitats, it is mostly sedentary, though some populations may be migratory. The species, which is closely related to becards and tityras, was thought to be either a tyrant-flycatcher or cotinga, before it was placed in Tityridae. The bird is 12.5 to 13 cm (4.9–5.1 in) in length, with whitish undersides, a black crown, and grey-brown upperparts. The sexes are similar in appearance, though the females have duller upperparts. It feeds on insects in the foliage of trees and bushes, and sometimes on the ground. Nesting occurs in a simple cup nest placed in the fork of a tree. Both parents incubate the eggs and help feed the chicks. When the chicks fledge, the parents may divide up the brood to continue helping. The species is not common and little is known about it, but it is not considered in danger of extinction, and has been classified as of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.