Kinglet Calyptura

Ruby crown ( Calyptura cristata )

The ruby crown ( Calyptura cristata ), also referred to as Goldhähnchenkotinga, is an extremely rare species from Brazil. It represents the only species of the genus Calyptura.

Description

The ruby crown reaches a size of 8 centimeters. The top is hellgelboliv. Rump and forehead are yellow. The dark tail is very short. The wings are dark and have two white wing-bars. The shield feathers have white tips. The underside is yellow yolk, the chest olive color washed out. The crown center is characterized by long orange-red and yellow-orange feathers surrounded by black feathers. His reputation is described as short, sharp and unpleasant.

Habitat

The ruby crown inhabited north of Rio de Janeiro forests of the foothills in its distribution area at an altitude of 1000 m.

Food

The ruby crown goes in the canopy in search of food and feeds on fruits, seeds and insects.

Status

The ruby crown was 1890-1996 as missing and was long known only from museum specimens 50 from the 19th century. Five of which are in the Museum Naturalis in Leiden. On October 27 1996 the Brazilian ornithologist Ricardo Parrini succeeded the rediscovery of two copies in the Serra dos Órgãos north of Rio de Janeiro. In March 2006, the German ornithologist Dr. Martin Schaefer will have observed from the Albert -Ludwigs- University of Freiburg a copy in a mixed flock of tanagers and honey -eaters northwest of Ubatuba, São Paulo Folha Seca on. However, this is not officially confirmed. Due to the deforestation of habitat due to the fast-growing suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, the breeding area of the main control valve Rubin has shrunk to an area of ​​3 km ². The harvesting of bromeliads, mistletoe and orchids, is another hazard

System

The ruby crown is traditionally considered as a member of the jewelry birds. An analysis of 180 year old DNA has shown, however, that this type is more the Rhynchocyclidae family, close relatives of the tyrant to assign.