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Curaeus forbesi (Forbes's Blackbird)

Synonyms: Anumara forbesi (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Forbes's blackbird (Anumara forbesi) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae.It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and plantations .It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was named for the British zoologist William Alexander Forbes.
View Wikipedia Record: Curaeus forbesi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Curaeus forbesi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
45
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.7955
EDGE Score: 3.64712
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Forages - Mid-High [1]  30 %
Forages - Understory [1]  40 %
Forages - Ground [1]  30 %
Clutch Size [2]  3
Clutches / Year [2]  2
Incubation [2]  13 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Bahia interior forests Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Pernambuco coastal forests Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Pernambuco interior forests Brazil Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bamingui-Bangoran Conservation Area National Park II 2783298 Central African Republic  
Foret Classee de la Mare Aux Hippopotames Bird Reserve IV 37906 Burkina Faso  

Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay No
Cerrado Brazil No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2Forbes's Blackbird, BirdLife International (1992) Threatened Birds of the Americas. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0