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Photo by Dave 2x
Jamaica, July 2011
Myiopagis cotta

Identification

Distribution

Endemic to Jamaica.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Most common in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, or montanes, but also found in a number of other, drier, and more open habitats2.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054

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