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| − | + | [[Image:Blue-backed_Manakin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G <br/>Photo taken: Main ridge reserve, Tobago.<br/> Male on left, female on right. ]] | |
| − | [[Image:Blue-backed_Manakin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G]] | + | ;[[:Category:Chiroxiphia|Chiroxiphia]] pareola |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13cm. '''Male''' - black, bright blue back, pale orange legs, red crown. '''Female''' - olive-green upperparts, paler olive underparts. | |
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southern [[Colombia]], eastern [[Venezuela]], the [[Guyanas]], [[Brazil]] and [[Tobago]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | It has been split into 2 species: | ||
| + | * ''Chiroxiphia pareola'' | ||
| + | * ''Chiroxiphia boliviana'' | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forests. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The female builds a twig nest; 2 brown-mottled white eggs are laid, and incubated by the female for 20 days. | ||
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| + | The diet includes fruit and insects. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chiroxiphia+pareola}} | {{GSearch|Chiroxiphia+pareola}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chiroxiphia]] |
Revision as of 17:00, 1 December 2008
- Chiroxiphia pareola
Identification
13cm. Male - black, bright blue back, pale orange legs, red crown. Female - olive-green upperparts, paler olive underparts.
Distribution
Southern Colombia, eastern Venezuela, the Guyanas, Brazil and Tobago
Taxonomy
It has been split into 2 species:
- Chiroxiphia pareola
- Chiroxiphia boliviana
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
The female builds a twig nest; 2 brown-mottled white eggs are laid, and incubated by the female for 20 days.
The diet includes fruit and insects.
