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Trichothraupis melanops
Photo by Luiz
Itatiaia Park Hotel, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, May 2007

Identification

  • Tawny underparts
  • Dull brownish-olive back and head
  • Black tail and wings
  • White speculum

Male

  • Yellow crown patch
  • Large black patch around the eyes (giving the species its name)

Female - similar but lacks the black goggles and the yellow crest.

Distribution

Photo by Gary Clark
Iguazu Falls, Argentina, January 2009

South America: found in the Andes of Peru and western Bolivia; winters in eastern Brazil, north-eastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Low level rain forest, forest edges and woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet includes ants.

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.
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BF Member observations

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