- Nonnula frontalis
Identification
14–15 cm
- Chestnut crown
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: occurs only in Panama
South America: found only in Colombia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- N. f. stulta:
- N. f. pallescens:
- Caribbean lowlands of northern Colombia
- N. f. frontalis:
- Interior northern Colombia
Habitat
Tropical humid lowland forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of caterpillars, earwigs, spiders and small beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-cheeked Nunlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-cheeked_Nunlet
