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Passerina leclancherii

Photo of male (left) and female (right) by HelenB
Oaxaca Province, Mexico, Jan 2004

[edit] Identification

Male: bright azure-blue above with green crown, orange breast shading to yellow on the belly. Female: grey-green above with tinges of blue on wings and tail, pale yellow below. Both have yellow eye-ring.

[edit] Distribution

Male bird. Photo by AlanR
Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, April 2007

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies: P. l. grandior and P. l. leclancherii.

[edit] Habitat

Tropical dry brushy hillsides, open scrubby woods and woodland borders, hedgerows and partial clearings. Common in inhabited ares in the countryside.

[edit] Behaviour

Frequently seen around dwellings, foraging on the ground for seeds.

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