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Capito brunneipectus
Photo by arthurgrosset
Borba, Amazonas, Brazil, August 2004

Identification

  • Brown body
  • Black eye mask
  • Gold crown
  • Brown breast band
  • Buffy white throat

Female has black spots on the throat

Distribution

South America: found in Brazil south of the Amazon between lower Río Madeira and Río Tapajós.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Humid forest canopy.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruit and insects.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Arthur Grosset

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