Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by max1
Tatama National Park, Colombia, Febraury 2016

Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys

Identification

12 cm (4¾ in); short tail and short bill
Male

• Green base of forehead and upper breast
• Dark blue crown

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of Colombia, western Venezuela, Ecuador and eastern Peru (Huánuco).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Andean humid and wet forest, particularly with epiphytes.

Behaviour

Observed high in the canopy.

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of berries, especially mistletoe and those from ericaceous plants. They are also known to eat other fruits, such as figs.

Breeding

The domed nest is formed from tendrils and fibres; both adults help to make the nest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-breasted_Chlorophonia

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