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;[[:Category:Heterospingus|Heterospingus]] xanthopygius
 
;[[:Category:Heterospingus|Heterospingus]] xanthopygius
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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17 cm (6¾ in)<br />
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'''Male'''
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*Almost entirely black plumage
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*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Scarlet eyebrow tufts
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Panama]].
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[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br />
 
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'''Central America''': occurs only in [[Panama]]<br />
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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*''H. x. xanthopygius'':
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:*Extreme eastern [[Panama]] and northern [[Colombia]]
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*''H. x. berliozi'':
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:*Pacific slope of western [[Colombia]] and north-western [[Ecuador]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forest.
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Tall trees in wet forest and forest borders.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of flowers, berries and catkins.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
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{{ref]]
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Heterospingus+xanthopygius}}
 
{{GSearch|Heterospingus+xanthopygius}}
  
  
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Heterospingus]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Heterospingus]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, 17 July 2015

Photo by firecrest15
Rio Silanche Tower, West Andes, Ecuador, April 2015
Heterospingus xanthopygius

Identification

17 cm (6¾ in)
Male

  • Almost entirely black plumage
  • White supercilium
  • Scarlet eyebrow tufts

Distribution

Central and South America:
Central America: occurs only in Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador

Taxonomy

Subspecies

  • H. x. xanthopygius:
  • H. x. berliozi:

Habitat

Tall trees in wet forest and forest borders.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of flowers, berries and catkins.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

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