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;[[:Category:Arremon|Arremon]] castaneiceps | ;[[:Category:Arremon|Arremon]] castaneiceps | ||
''Lysurus castaneiceps'' | ''Lysurus castaneiceps'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11.5cm | + | 11.5cm |
| + | *Olive green (the male being more strongly coloured around the head) | ||
| + | *Orange to dark yellow bib | ||
| + | *Long stripe from the beak to the 'ear' both above and below the eye | ||
| + | *Black bib below and surrounding the orange bib<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': Paler and lacks the black bib | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found locally in the Andes from [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] and south-eastern [[Peru]]. |
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species. | ||
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Placed in genus [[:Category:Lysurus|Lysurus]] by some authorities. | Placed in genus [[:Category:Lysurus|Lysurus]] by some authorities. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Cloud forest.. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Finch+castaneiceps}} | {{GSearch|Finch+castaneiceps}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Arremon]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Arremon]] | ||
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- Arremon castaneiceps
Lysurus castaneiceps
Identification
11.5cm
- Olive green (the male being more strongly coloured around the head)
- Orange to dark yellow bib
- Long stripe from the beak to the 'ear' both above and below the eye
- Black bib below and surrounding the orange bib
Female: Paler and lacks the black bib
Distribution
South America: found locally in the Andes from Colombia to Ecuador and south-eastern Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Placed in genus Lysurus by some authorities.
Habitat
Cloud forest..
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Olive Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olive_Finch
