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Dysithamnus occidentalis

Identification

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia and Ecuador

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • D. o. occidentalis:
  • Pacific slope of Andes of south-western Colombia and northern Ecuador (Carchi)
  • D. o. punctitectus:
  • Eastern slope of Andes of Ecuador (western Napo and Morona-Santiago)

Habitat

Understory of forests.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a simple, cupshaped nest of small rootlets. Both parents care for the young.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BirdLife International
  4. NHEMA

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