- Ergaticus
Taxobox
name = "Ergaticus"
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Parulidae
genus = "Ergaticus"
genus_authority = Baird, 1865
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "E. ruber"
"E. versicolor""Ergaticus" is a genus of
New World warbler s endemic toMexico andGuatemala .The species are:
*Red Warbler , "E. ruber"
*Pink-headed Warbler , "E. versicolor"They live in forests at altitudes of 1800 to 3500 m, the Red Warbler to the west of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Pink-headed Warbler to the east (Howell and Webb 1995).Both are average-sized for warblers (12.7 to 13.5 cm or 5 to 5.3 in long). Adult plumage is largely red and pink; juvenile plumage is largely "pinkish cinnamon-brown" (Howell and Webb 1995). The bill is small and narrow at the base even for a New World warbler. The tail is rounded and relatively long (Ridgway 1902). The songs consist of high-pitched chips and short trills (Howell and Webb 1995).
They occur singly or in pairs and may join
mixed-species feeding flock s (Howell and Webb 1995).The nest is shaped like an old-fashioned oven with an opening to the top or side, made of pine needles, grass, or similar materials. It is placed on the ground or on a bank. Both can lay 3 or 4 eggs; the Pink-headed Warbler sometimes lays only 2. The eggs are off-white with reddish-brown and gray speckles (Howell and Webb 1995).
The name is from
Ancient Greek "ergatikos", "willing or able to work" (Jaeger 1978).References
*cite book | last = Jaeger | first = Edmund C | year = 1978 | title = A Source-Book of Biological Names and Terms | publisher = Charles C. Thomas | pages = 95 | id = ISBN 0-398-00916-3 | url = http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0398009163/ref=sib_dp_pop_cr/103-7769821-1663055?ie=UTF8&p=S008#reader-link | accessdate = 2007-08-18
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* Peterson, Alan P. (Editor). 1999. [http://www.zoonomen.net "Zoological Nomenclature Resource" (Zoonomen)] . Accessed 2007-08-18.
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