Black-eared Hemispingus - BirdForum Opus

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The bird on right (lying down)
Photo by Oregonian
Rio Blanco Reserve, Manizalis, Caldas, Colombia.

Hemispingus melanotis

Inludes: Piura Hemispingus

Identification

Variable species. The different subspecies vary in presence vs absence of white supercilium and black vs pale throat. Uppersides are generally blueish-gray to olive (sometimes with darker crown), undersides buff to rufous-cinnamon, and sides of head black.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

Around six subspecies recognized:

• H. m. melanotis:

• Andes of Colombia to south-western Venezuela and eastern Ecuador

• H. m. macrophrys:

• Pacific slope of Andes of westen Peru (La Libertad)

• H. m. berlepschi:

• Subtropical Andes of central Peru (Junín)

• H. m. castaneicollis:

• Andes of south-eastern [[Peru (Puno) and yungas of western Bolivia

• H. m. ochraceus Western:

• Western slope of Andes of south-western Colombia (Nariño) and western Ecuador

• H. m. piurae:

• Locally in Andes of extreme south-western Ecuador and north-western Peru (Piura)

Piurae (sometimes together with macrophrys) is sometimes considered a full species, Piura Hemispingus.

Habitat

Moist montanes.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-eared Hemispingus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-eared_Hemispingus

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