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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 01:25, 11 May 2009
- Campylorhynchus zonatus
Identification
16.5 cm. Brown-grey crown, black nape, upperparts and tail are heavily barred with black, tawny and white, white breast and throat heavily spotted with black, cinnamon belly. Young birds have duller upperparts and off-white to buff underparts.
Distribution
Mexico to northwestern Ecuador, Costa Rica, northern Panama, northern Colombia adjacent to Panama, and northwestern Ecuador.
Taxonomy
There are 8 subspecies.
Habitat
Lowlands and foothills in thinned forest or open woodland, scrub, second growth and around houses.
Behaviour
It builds a large spherical nest with a wide side entrance, often hidden amidst bromeliads. 3-5 unmarked or lightly brown-spotted white eggs are laid and incubated by the female for about two weeks. After breeding, families sleep together in dormitory nests throughout the year.
The diet includes insects, spiders and invertebrates.
