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Photo by Luis R
Tocópero, Falcon State, Venezuela, September 2013
Todirostrum viridanum

Identification

10.2 cm

Similar Species

Easily confused with Common Tody-Flycatcher.

Distribution

South America: endemic to coastal north-western Venezuela (Zulia and Falcón).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Resident in arid desert scrub and low thorny vegetation arid zone and associate with plants like:Acacia, Cercidium, Cardon.

Behaviour

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. BF Member observations

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