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Nesotriccus ridgwayi (Cocos Flycatcher)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Cocos flycatcher (Nesotriccus ridgwayi) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, and the only species in the genus Nesotriccus. It is endemic to Cocos Island off Costa Rica. This tyrant flycatcher is a small (13 cm) grey bird with a long bill. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
View Wikipedia Record: Nesotriccus ridgwayi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Nesotriccus ridgwayi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
39
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.61832
EDGE Score: 3.27614
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  11 grams
Breeding Habitat [2]  Tropical evergreen forests
Wintering Geography [2]  Non-migrartory
Wintering Habitat [2]  Tropical evergreen forests
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  90 %
Forages - Mid-High [3]  100 %
Clutch Size [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Cocos Island moist forests Costa Rica Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Isla del Coco National Park II 382187 Costa Rica    

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Cocos Island Costa Rica A1, A2    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 3Hamish 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
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