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Revision as of 09:56, 9 October 2007
- Electron carinatum
Identification
30–38 cm. Rufous forehead, black mask, light turquoise streak above mask. Upperparts green, underparts greenish with light turquoise chin and black spot on chest.
Distribution
Belizeand northern Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
rionites carinatus Bernard Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847, Guatemala. Monotypic.
Habitat
Tropical lowland and some montane rainforest.
Behaviour
They excavate a nest in river banks.