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| + | [[Image:Blue-Black_Grosbeak.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of subspecies ''concreta'' by JWN Andrewes<br/>Cockscomb, Belize]] | ||
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;[[: Category:Cyanocompsa|Cyanocompsa]] cyanoides | ;[[: Category:Cyanocompsa|Cyanocompsa]] cyanoides | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | '''Male''' - shiny blue black, '''female''' - dark brown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Mexico]] | + | [[Belize]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guatemala]], [[Guyana]], [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Panama]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Four subspecies, ''concreta'', ''toddi'' ( | + | Four subspecies, ''concreta'', ''toddi'' (also known as ''caerulescens''), ''cyanoides'', and ''rothschildii''. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist lowland forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The diet includes seeds. | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cyanocompsa+cyanoides}} | {{GSearch|Cyanocompsa+cyanoides}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cyanocompsa | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cyanocompsa]] |
Revision as of 15:43, 2 December 2008
- Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Identification
Male - shiny blue black, female - dark brown.
Distribution
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies, concreta, toddi (also known as caerulescens), cyanoides, and rothschildii.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds.
