- Baryphthengus martii
Identification
46cm. Cinnamion-rufous, black face mask and central breast spot, green wings and sides, a greenish-blue lower belly, dark blue tail and flight feathers. The tail is very long with a bare-shafted racket tip, black bill and legs. Young birds are paler and duller than adults, and lack the tail rackets and black breast spot.
Distribution
Northeastern Honduras south to western Ecuador, northeastern Bolivia, and southwestern Brazil.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Tall wet forest and second growth.
Behaviour
It nests in a 4-5 m long tunnel in a bank or the side of a mammal burrow.
The diet includes insects, lizards, fish and crabs, and it will also take many fruits, especially those of palms.
