- Lipaugus weberi
Identification
24-25 cm
- Upperside dark slaty grey
- Underside slightly paler
- Dull chestnut cap
- Pale cinnamon undertail coverts
- Yellow eye-ring
- Brown eye
- Dark legs and bill
Distribution
South America: an endemic found on the northern slope of Central Cordillera of Andes of Colombia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cloud Forest, observed 1400-1900 m asl.
Vocalizations
Sounds include a number of vocalizations but the male also makes a whirring sound from the wings during display flights.
Behaviour
Feeds on mainly fruit and sometimes invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Snow, D. and C.J. Sharpe (2020). Chestnut-capped Piha (Lipaugus weberi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.chcpih1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-capped Piha. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-capped_Piha
