- Aphanotriccus capitalis
Identification
12 cm. Grey head, white throat, white spectacles, olive-green upperparts, dusky wings with two bright ochre wing bars and ochre edging to the secondary feathers, ochre-orange breast, becoming bright yellow on the belly. Sexes are similar, but females may have an olive tint to the grey head.
Distribution
Eastern Nicaragua to northern Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Mature evergreen forest, dense understory vegetation on the woodland edges, along streams, in natural clearings, or in cocoa plantations.
Behaviour
The nest is built by the female in a natural cavity or a woodpecker hole in a tree or bamboo. 2 eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 15-16 days.
The diet includes insects, especially beetles and ants, picked from the underside of foliage in flight.
