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[[Image:46839IMG 9145 b.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Marian Alvarez<br />Photo taken: Santa Elena, Puntarenas Province, [[Costa Rica]].]] | [[Image:46839IMG 9145 b.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Marian Alvarez<br />Photo taken: Santa Elena, Puntarenas Province, [[Costa Rica]].]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Above dark grey shading to slate-black on head, wings, and tail. Throat, breast, sides, and crissum slate-gray; centre of lower breast and belly white. Eye-ring and bill orange, legs paler orange. | + | Above dark grey shading to slate-black on head, wings, and tail. Throat, breast, sides, and crissum slate-gray; centre of lower breast and belly white. Eye white. Eye-ring and bill orange, legs paler orange. This description fits subspecies ''hellmayri'' from western [[Panama]] and [[Costa Rica]]; underside varies quite a bit on different subspecies but all have the pale eye. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Costa Rica]] to NW [[Venezuela]], N [[Colombia]], and [[Bolivia]]. | + | [[Costa Rica]] to western [[Panama]] and from eastern Panama to NW [[Venezuela]], N [[Colombia]], and [[Bolivia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Seven subspecies are recognized. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mostly on or near ground in wet mountain forest | Mostly on or near ground in wet mountain forest | ||
Revision as of 02:05, 10 January 2010
- Catharus fuscater
Identification
Above dark grey shading to slate-black on head, wings, and tail. Throat, breast, sides, and crissum slate-gray; centre of lower breast and belly white. Eye white. Eye-ring and bill orange, legs paler orange. This description fits subspecies hellmayri from western Panama and Costa Rica; underside varies quite a bit on different subspecies but all have the pale eye.
Distribution
Costa Rica to western Panama and from eastern Panama to NW Venezuela, N Colombia, and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Seven subspecies are recognized.
Habitat
Mostly on or near ground in wet mountain forest
Behaviour
Its diet includes fruits; it hops bouncily, stops and stands pertly, nervously flicking wings.
