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;[[:Category:Diglossa|Diglossa]] cyanea
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Sexes similar.
 
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]
 
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]
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:*Andes of [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] and western [[Venezuela]]
 
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*''D. c. tovarensis'':
 
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==Behaviour==
 
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Photo © by Stanley Jones
Guango Lodge, Ecuador, December, 2007
Diglossa cyanea

Identification

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies[1]:

  • D. c. cyanea:
Photo © by edenwatcher
Utuana, Ecuador, March 2006
  • D. c. tovarensis:
  • Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (Aragua and Distrito Federal)
  • D. c. obscura:
  • D. c. dispar:
  • D. c. melanopis:

Placed in genus Diglossopis by some authorities.

Habitat

Usually found between 1800 and 3600 m asl. though may go down to about 1500 m. Usually in wet evergreen forest, sometimes reaching into elfin forest. Mostly considered resident though elevational migration has been reported.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase

Recommended Citation

External Links

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