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Spot-crowned Antvireo - BirdForum Opus

Male. Photo by Gambia14
La Mesa, El Valle, Panama, November 2006
Dysithamnus puncticeps

Identification

11cm. White iris.

Distribution

Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
Pacific Choco, Colombia

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects and other arthropods.

Breeding

2 eggs are laid, and both sexes share incubation and care of nestlings and fledglings.

Female. Photo by gvca1
Gamboa, Panama, February 2009

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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