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Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo - BirdForum Opus

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Vireolanius melitophrys

Identification

17.5cm
Large bill
Female

  • Paler
  • Narrower chestnut breast bar
  • Smaller chestnut areas on flanks and breast sides

Distribution

Central America: found in Mexico and Guatemala.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • V. m. goldmani:
  • Oak forests of south central Mexico
  • V. m. melitophrys:

Two additional subspecies crossini and quercinus are not recognised by most authorities[2].

Habitat

Pine-oak woods, open scrub to tall, dense, humid or cloud forest.

Behaviour

Breeding

Both sexes build the nest from grass, leaves, lichen and spiders web suspended from a branch.

Diet

The diet includes arthropods, seeds, caterpillars, wasps, grasshoppers and beetles.

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. elibrary

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