Bicolored Antvireo - BirdForum Opus

Dysithamnus occidentalis

Identification

13·5 cm

• Blackish-grey plumage
• Lighter underparts
• White interscapular patch
• White-spotted black greater and median wing-coverts

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia and Ecuador

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• 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

Understorey of montane evergreen forests at heights between 900 to 2200 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and arthropods, including caterpillars and moths.

Breeding

They construct an open cup-shaped nest from small rootlets. Both adults care for the young.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
5. NHEMA

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bicolored Antvireo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bicolored_Antvireo

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