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Agami heron

December 04, 2023

The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known as the chestnut-bellied heron, and is the only member of the genus Agamia. In Brazil it is sometimes called Soco beija-flor, meaning 'hummingbird heron', thanks to its unique coloration pattern.[2]

Agami heron
Adult in Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Subfamily: Ardeinae
Genus: Agamia
Reichenbach, 1853
Species:
A. agami
Binomial name
Agamia agami
(Gmelin, 1789)
Global range

The agami heron is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, due to predictions of future habitat destruction within its range.[1]

Taxonomy edit

The agami heron was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the herons and cranes in the genus Ardea and coined the binomial name Ardea agami.[3] Gmelin based his description on the "Agami heron" from Cayenne that had been described in 1785 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his book A General Synopsis of Birds.[4] Latham had in turn based his description on a specimen owned by the army officer Thamas Davies and the description and illustration of "Le Héron Agami" by the French polymath Comte de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux.[5][6] The agami heron is now the only species placed in the genus Agamia that was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[7][8] The name agami is the word for Grey-winged trumpeter that's used by the indigenous people of French Guiana.[9] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[8]

Description edit

 
Chicks

This uncommon species is 66–76 centimetres (26–30 inches) in length. It is short-legged for a heron, and has a thin bill which is considerably longer than the head. The neck and underparts are chestnut, with a white line down the centre of the foreneck, and the wings are shiny green. Wispy pale blue feathers decorate the crown, sides of the foreneck, and lower back. The legs, bill, and bare facial patch are dull yellow. During the breeding season the facial patch can change color to reddish. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are largely brown above with a white foreneck, and streaked brown-and-white underparts. The normal clutch size is two blue eggs.

Distribution and habitat edit

The agami heron is a Neotropical species occurring in Central and South America. The distribution area of the species extends from south-east Mexico through central and Caribbean Central America through the Amazon basin in South America, covering the following countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

This species is rare in open areas. The agami heron's habitat encompasses swamp forests, mangroves, forest streams and freshwater wetlands. They mostly occur at elevations between sea level and 300 metres (1,000 feet), although records exist from as elevations as high as 2,600 metres (8,500 feet) in the Andes. They nest in both single species and mixed species colonies on platforms of sticks in bushes and trees over water. Very few colonies are known to date but some are quite large, up to hundreds or even over a thousand nests.[10] The following locations of colonies are known within the distribution area of the species:on a tiny island at the centre of a lagoon in the middle of the Pacuare Nature Reserve, Costa Rica, in the Tapiche Reserve, Peru, the Marais de Kaw-Roura National Reserve and Amazonian National Park, French Guiana, and other colonies outside of protected areas in Colombia, Mexico and Belize.[11]

Behavior edit

Despite its stunning plumage, this reclusive species' preference for shade and overhanging vegetation means that it is rarely seen. This is a quiet bird, but pairs and family groups may make various snoring or rattling sounds. Rattling sounds and slow walking away are a typical response to disturbance.[12]

Agami herons stalk their prey (fish, frogs, small reptiles, and snails) in shallow shaded water in forested areas. They often stand still on perches or directly in the water, or moving very slowly.[12] They rarely wade in open water. The majority of their prey consists of characins (Triportheus angulatus and Astyanax angulatus) which are surface-swimming fishes. Less commonly, they have also been known to consume cichlids (Aequidens).[13]

Several courtship behaviors have been described and are used by both sexes.[12] Lores can change color to an intense red, and both sexes show a short-lived silver crest.

Conservation edit

This species is very discreet and scientifically little known, which is a challenge for conservationists. Its remote habitat and secretive behavior may explain its apparent rarity. However, it is considered as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List due to future habitat loss in the Amazon.[1] Conservation efforts should concentrate on protection of important colony sites, developing a better understanding of the range, habitat needs and biology of the species.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Agamia agami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697200A93602031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697200A93602031.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "garça-da-mata (Agamia agami) | WikiAves - A Enciclopédia das Aves do Brasil". www.wikiaves.com.br. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. ^ Gmelin, Johann Friedrich (1789). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae : secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1, Part 2 (13th ed.). Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Georg. Emanuel. Beer. p. 629.
  4. ^ Latham, John (1785). A General Synopsis of Birds. Vol. 3, Part 1. London: Printed for Leigh and Sotheby. p. 97.
  5. ^ Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de (1780). "Le Héron Agami". Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (in French). Vol. 7. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale. p. 382.
  6. ^ Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de; Martinet, François-Nicolas; Daubenton, Edme-Louis; Daubenton, Louis-Jean-Marie (1765–1783). "Le Heron Agami de Cayenne". Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle. Vol. 9. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale. Plate 859.
  7. ^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1853). Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie (in German). Dresden und Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. p. xvi. For the publication date see: Dickinson, E.C.; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011). Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers. Northampton, UK: Aves Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5.
  8. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Ibis, spoonbills, herons, Hamerkop, Shoebill, pelicans". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  9. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  10. ^ Reynaud, P.A.; Kushlan, J.A. (2004). "Nesting of the Agami Heron". Waterbirds. 27 (3): 308–311. doi:10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0308:notah]2.0.co;2 – via BioOne.
  11. ^ a b "agami heron working group".
  12. ^ a b c Kushlan, J.A. (2016). "Behavior of the Agami Heron (Agamia agami)". Waterbirds. 39 (2): 187–192. doi:10.1675/063.039.0209.
  13. ^ "Agamia agami (Agami)".
  • Stier, A. and Kushlan, J., 2015 (compilers). Managing editor: Benoit Hurpeau, President, GEPOG Association, 15 Avenue Pasteur, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana.
  • Birds of Venezuela by Hilty, ISBN 0-7136-6418-5
  • Birds of Northern South America. An identification guide by Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino. Yale University Press:

External links edit

  Media related to Agamia agami at Wikimedia Commons

  • Agami heron videos on the Internet Bird Collection
  • Stamps (for Suriname) with RangeMap
  • Agami heron photo gallery VIREO
  • "The Agami Heron" article & Photo--Medium Res—"Birds-Belize"

December 04, 2023
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The agami heron Agamia agami is a medium sized heron It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil It is sometimes known as the chestnut bellied heron and is the only member of the genus Agamia In Brazil it is sometimes called Soco beija flor meaning hummingbird heron thanks to its unique coloration pattern 2 Agami heronAdult in Costa RicaConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeSubfamily ArdeinaeGenus AgamiaReichenbach 1853Species A agamiBinomial nameAgamia agami Gmelin 1789 Global rangeThe agami heron is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN due to predictions of future habitat destruction within its range 1 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behavior 5 Conservation 6 References 7 External linksTaxonomy editThe agami heron was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus s Systema Naturae He placed it with the herons and cranes in the genus Ardea and coined the binomial name Ardea agami 3 Gmelin based his description on the Agami heron from Cayenne that had been described in 1785 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his book A General Synopsis of Birds 4 Latham had in turn based his description on a specimen owned by the army officer Thamas Davies and the description and illustration of Le Heron Agami by the French polymath Comte de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux 5 6 The agami heron is now the only species placed in the genus Agamia that was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach 7 8 The name agami is the word for Grey winged trumpeter that s used by the indigenous people of French Guiana 9 The species is monotypic no subspecies are recognised 8 Description edit nbsp ChicksThis uncommon species is 66 76 centimetres 26 30 inches in length It is short legged for a heron and has a thin bill which is considerably longer than the head The neck and underparts are chestnut with a white line down the centre of the foreneck and the wings are shiny green Wispy pale blue feathers decorate the crown sides of the foreneck and lower back The legs bill and bare facial patch are dull yellow During the breeding season the facial patch can change color to reddish The sexes are similar but juveniles are largely brown above with a white foreneck and streaked brown and white underparts The normal clutch size is two blue eggs Distribution and habitat editThe agami heron is a Neotropical species occurring in Central and South America The distribution area of the species extends from south east Mexico through central and Caribbean Central America through the Amazon basin in South America covering the following countries Mexico Guatemala Belize El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Suriname Guyana Venezuela Peru Bolivia and Brazil This species is rare in open areas The agami heron s habitat encompasses swamp forests mangroves forest streams and freshwater wetlands They mostly occur at elevations between sea level and 300 metres 1 000 feet although records exist from as elevations as high as 2 600 metres 8 500 feet in the Andes They nest in both single species and mixed species colonies on platforms of sticks in bushes and trees over water Very few colonies are known to date but some are quite large up to hundreds or even over a thousand nests 10 The following locations of colonies are known within the distribution area of the species on a tiny island at the centre of a lagoon in the middle of the Pacuare Nature Reserve Costa Rica in the Tapiche Reserve Peru the Marais de Kaw Roura National Reserve and Amazonian National Park French Guiana and other colonies outside of protected areas in Colombia Mexico and Belize 11 Behavior editDespite its stunning plumage this reclusive species preference for shade and overhanging vegetation means that it is rarely seen This is a quiet bird but pairs and family groups may make various snoring or rattling sounds Rattling sounds and slow walking away are a typical response to disturbance 12 Agami herons stalk their prey fish frogs small reptiles and snails in shallow shaded water in forested areas They often stand still on perches or directly in the water or moving very slowly 12 They rarely wade in open water The majority of their prey consists of characins Triportheus angulatus and Astyanax angulatus which are surface swimming fishes Less commonly they have also been known to consume cichlids Aequidens 13 Several courtship behaviors have been described and are used by both sexes 12 Lores can change color to an intense red and both sexes show a short lived silver crest Conservation editThis species is very discreet and scientifically little known which is a challenge for conservationists Its remote habitat and secretive behavior may explain its apparent rarity However it is considered as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List due to future habitat loss in the Amazon 1 Conservation efforts should concentrate on protection of important colony sites developing a better understanding of the range habitat needs and biology of the species 11 References edit a b c BirdLife International 2016 Agamia agami IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22697200A93602031 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22697200A93602031 en Retrieved 13 November 2021 garca da mata Agamia agami WikiAves A Enciclopedia das Aves do Brasil www wikiaves com br Retrieved 2017 01 17 Gmelin Johann Friedrich 1789 Systema naturae per regna tria naturae secundum classes ordines genera species cum characteribus differentiis synonymis locis in Latin Vol 1 Part 2 13th ed Lipsiae Leipzig Georg Emanuel Beer p 629 Latham John 1785 A General Synopsis of Birds Vol 3 Part 1 London Printed for Leigh and Sotheby p 97 Buffon Georges Louis Leclerc de 1780 Le Heron Agami Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux in French Vol 7 Paris De l Imprimerie Royale p 382 Buffon Georges Louis Leclerc de Martinet Francois Nicolas Daubenton Edme Louis Daubenton Louis Jean Marie 1765 1783 Le Heron Agami de Cayenne Planches Enluminees D Histoire Naturelle Vol 9 Paris De L Imprimerie Royale Plate 859 Reichenbach Ludwig 1853 Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie in German Dresden und Leipzig Expedition Vollstandigsten Naturgeschichte p xvi For the publication date see Dickinson E C Overstreet L K Dowsett R J Bruce M D 2011 Priority The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology a Directory to the literature and its reviewers Northampton UK Aves Press p 134 ISBN 978 0 9568611 1 5 a b Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds August 2022 Ibis spoonbills herons Hamerkop Shoebill pelicans IOC World Bird List Version 12 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 25 November 2022 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm p 35 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Reynaud P A Kushlan J A 2004 Nesting of the Agami Heron Waterbirds 27 3 308 311 doi 10 1675 1524 4695 2004 027 0308 notah 2 0 co 2 via BioOne a b agami heron working group a b c Kushlan J A 2016 Behavior of the Agami Heron Agamia agami Waterbirds 39 2 187 192 doi 10 1675 063 039 0209 Agamia agami Agami Agami Heron Conservation Plan Agamia agami Stier A and Kushlan J 2015 compilers Managing editor Benoit Hurpeau President GEPOG Association 15 Avenue Pasteur 97300 Cayenne French Guiana Birds of Venezuela by Hilty ISBN 0 7136 6418 5 Birds of Northern South America An identification guide by Robin Restall Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino Yale University Press Vol 1 Species accounts ISBN 978 0 300 10862 0 Vol 2 Plates and maps ISBN 978 0 300 12415 6External links edit nbsp Media related to Agamia agami at Wikimedia Commons Agami heron videos on the Internet Bird Collection Stamps for Suriname with RangeMap Agami heron photo gallery VIREO The Agami Heron article amp Photo Medium Res Birds Belize Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agami heron amp oldid 1175797662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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