Nombre en español: Monjita Parda
Nombre en inglés: Brown Nunlet
Nombre científico: Nonnula brunnea
Familia: Bucconidae
La monjilla canela (Nonnula brunnea), también denomianada monjita parda y macurú rojizo, es una especie de ave piciforme en la familia Bucconidae que vive en Sudamérica.
Esta ave es una especie de distribución restringida, pobremente conocida y cuenta con muy pocos registros en el país. Su nombre Nonnula es un diminutivo del término nonna que proviene del latín moderno y significa monja. El epíteto brunnea deriva del latín moderno brunneus = café.
Distribución y hábitat
Se encuentra en el sur de Colombia, oriente de Ecuador y norte de Perú. En Colombia es conocida del suroriente de Nariño y de la base de la cordillera Oriental a la altura del departamento de Cundinamarca.
Habita en bosques húmedos de terra firme en donde utiliza bosques primarios y en sucesión secundaria.
Tamaño y Forma
Mide de 14 a 15 cm. Es un ave principalmente café con pico oscuro, iris café y patas oscuras. Presenta una banda ante rufa que se extiende desde los penachos auriculares hasta el ojo. También presenta anillo ocular ante, coberteras auriculares de color café grisáceo oscuro y el resto de la cabeza y partes superiores café. Sus plumas secundarias presentan bordes ante y su cola es levemente graduada. Tiene la barbilla y el centro del abdomen rufo pálido gradado a rufo oscuro en la garganta y los flancos. El centro del vientre y coberteras infracaudales son rufo ante y sus coberteras alares inferiores son rufas.
Especies Similares
La Monjita Chica (Nonnula rubecula) tiene el pico más corto, presenta anillo ocular blanco y sus bajas partes inferiores son blancuzcas. La Monjita Canela (Nonnula frontalis) presenta anillo ocular rosa, bridas y área ocular gris.
Brown nunlet
The brown nunlet (Nonnula brunnea) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The brown nunlet is monotypic. Its relationship to others of its genus has not been detailed but it is believed to be most closely related to the rusty-breasted nunlet (N. rubecula) and fulvous-chinned nunlet (N. sclateri) and may form a superspecies with them. It has sometimes been considered conspecific with the latter, and alternatively as conspecific with grey-cheeked nunlet (N. frontalis) and rufous-capped nunlet (N. ruficapilla).
Description
The brown nunlet is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Its crown and upperparts are plain brown. It has a buffy rufous band from the bill to the eye, a narrow buffy ring around the eye, and dark grayish brown cheeks. The throat and flanks are dark rufous, and the chin and breast pale rufous. The belly is buffy rufous. The bill, eye, and feet are dark.
Distribution and habitat
The brown nunlet is found from south-central Colombia through eastern Ecuador into northern Peru. It inhabits humid lowland terra firme forest and dense secondary forest. It tends to remain below the canopy. In Ecuador it mostly occurs below 400 m (1,300 ft) of elevation but has been recorded as high as 700 m (2,300 ft).
Behavior
Feeding
Almost nothing is known about the brown nunlet’s feeding behavior or diet. It has been observed joining flocks of Myrmotherula antwrens.
Breeding
One nest of the brown nunlet was a trench excavated in the ground and roofed with sticks and leaves.[4] Its close relative the rusty-breasted nunlet also nests in a shallow scrape that it covers with twigs and leaves. That species’ clutch size is usually four eggs.
Vocalization
The brown nunlet’s song is «a series of 20–25 ‘treeu’ notes, repeated steadily, starting quietly, building up, and then fading again towards end.»
Status
The IUCN has assessed the brown nunlet as being of Least Concern, though its population is unknown and believed to be decreasing. It appears to be rare to uncommon across its range.
Fuentes: Wikipedia/eBird/xeno-canto/WikiAves
