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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Photo taken: Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador | Photo taken: Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador | ||
| + | Although a large (22 cm) and spectacular looking bird, the Ocellated Tapaculo is very difficult to see. | ||
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| + | 8.5 in (21.5 cm); 2.9–3.5 oz (81–100 g). Hindclaw very long and straight. Bill elevated at base. Mainly black with large white spots. Rump and flanks chestnut. Forehead, face, throat and upper breast rufous. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | It is generally uncommon throughout its range in the Andes of Venezuela south to northern Peru. | ||
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| + | It skulks in densely tangled undergrowth of montane forest, favouring areas with stands of Chusquea bamboo. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Almost invariably in close pairs rummaging slowly on the forest floor or hopping lethargically through tangles of bamboo, occasionally onto mossy trunks and thick branches several meters above the ground. | ||
| + | Digs with both feet simultaneously in an awkward jump. Food includes both arthropods and plant material. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 2 July 2007
- Acropternis orthonyx
Identification
Photo taken: Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador Although a large (22 cm) and spectacular looking bird, the Ocellated Tapaculo is very difficult to see.
8.5 in (21.5 cm); 2.9–3.5 oz (81–100 g). Hindclaw very long and straight. Bill elevated at base. Mainly black with large white spots. Rump and flanks chestnut. Forehead, face, throat and upper breast rufous.
Distribution
It is generally uncommon throughout its range in the Andes of Venezuela south to northern Peru.
Taxonomy
Habitat
It skulks in densely tangled undergrowth of montane forest, favouring areas with stands of Chusquea bamboo.
Behaviour
Almost invariably in close pairs rummaging slowly on the forest floor or hopping lethargically through tangles of bamboo, occasionally onto mossy trunks and thick branches several meters above the ground. Digs with both feet simultaneously in an awkward jump. Food includes both arthropods and plant material.
