Black-fronted Nunbird - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Robert Scanlon
Photographed Near Iquitos, Peru, January 2005

Monasa nigrifrons

Identification

28cm. Dull black with a slender and slightly decurved coral-red bill.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• M. n. nigrifrons:

• Lowlands of south-eastern Colombia to eastern Peru and much of Brazil

• M. n. canescens:

• Tropical Bolivia east of Andes

Habitat

Lower to middle levels of humid forest, close to rivers and streams.

Behaviour

Breeding

It nests in burrows excavated on level ground or bank.

Diet

The diet includes insects.

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. Arthur Grosset
4. Answers.com

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-fronted Nunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-fronted_Nunbird

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