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Photo by megan perkins
Nuevo Salem, N Peru, November 2011
Wetmorethraupis sterrhopteron

Identification

Distribution

Ecuador and Peru.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species1.

Habitat

Forest and edge over dry ground at tropical elevations.

Behaviour

Mostly in canopy, often probing moss etc. on main branches. Eats invertabrates and fruit.

References

  1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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