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| − | [[Image:Black-fronted_Nunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Robert Scanlon | + | [[Image:Black-fronted_Nunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Robert+Scanlon|Robert Scanlon}}<br /> Photographed Near Iquitos, [[Peru]]]] |
;[[:Category:Monasa|Monasa]] nigrifrons | ;[[:Category:Monasa|Monasa]] nigrifrons | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
28cm. Dull black with a slender and slightly decurved coral-red bill. | 28cm. Dull black with a slender and slightly decurved coral-red bill. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Colombia]], Amazonian [[Peru]]and w [[Brazil]], to n [[Bolivia]]. | Eastern [[Colombia]], Amazonian [[Peru]]and w [[Brazil]], to n [[Bolivia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 2 subspecies: | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
| − | * ''M n nigrifrons'' | + | * ''M. n. nigrifrons'' |
| − | * ''M n canescens'' | + | * ''M. n. canescens'' |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lower to middle levels of humid forest, close to rivers and streams. | Lower to middle levels of humid forest, close to rivers and streams. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests in burrows excavated on level ground or bank. | It nests in burrows excavated on level ground or bank. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 21 March 2009
- Monasa nigrifrons
Identification
28cm. Dull black with a slender and slightly decurved coral-red bill.
Distribution
Eastern Colombia, Amazonian Peruand w Brazil, to n Bolivia.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies:
- M. n. nigrifrons
- M. n. canescens
Habitat
Lower to middle levels of humid forest, close to rivers and streams.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in burrows excavated on level ground or bank.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
