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;[[: Category:Amazilia|Amazilia]] cyanocephala
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], and [[Nicaragua]].
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[[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]],
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Two subspecies are recognized, ''cyanocephala'' and ''chlorostephana''. This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[: Category:Agyrtria|Agyrtria]]''.
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This species is sometimes placed in genus ''[[: Category:Agyrtria|Agyrtria]]''.
 
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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Two subspecies are recognized:
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*''A. c. cyanocephala'':
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:*South-eastern [[Mexico]] to north-central [[Nicaragua]]
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*''A. c. chlorostephana'':
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:*Mosquito coast of eastern [[Honduras]] and north-eastern [[Nicaragua]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist montanes.
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Moist montanes, oak-pine woodlands and gardens.
 
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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#BF Member observations
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Amazilia+cyanocephala}}  
 
{{GSearch|Amazilia+cyanocephala}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amazilia]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amazilia]]

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Amazilia cyanocephala

Identification

Distribution

Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,

Taxonomy

This species is sometimes placed in genus Agyrtria.

Subspecies[1]

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • A. c. cyanocephala:
  • A. c. chlorostephana:

Habitat

Moist montanes, oak-pine woodlands and gardens.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations

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