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La Tigra, Honduras, Aug 2003
Panyptila sanctihieronymi

Identification

18–20 cm

  • Black crown
  • White collar
  • Deeply forked tail

Distribution

Central America: found in the mountains of southern Mexico to southern Honduras and (rarely) northern Costa Rica

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Montane pine forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet is flying insects.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)

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