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- Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
Identification
13.5 cm. Olive above, yellow below, white belly, brown head, thin supercilium, light throat, white spot behind eye. Colour of cheek, throat and eye area varies across range. Juvenile - brown above, darker below, dull olive eye spot.
Distribution
Central Mexico to Bolivia and northwest Argentina.
Taxonomy
There are 26 subspecies.
Habitat
Cloud forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, spiders, small fruits and nectar.
The cup nest is built from twigs, roots, leaves and mosses, lined with leaves and fibres. 2 off white, puce and maroon spotted eggs (sometimes 1, sometimes 3) are laid and incubated by the female. Both parents feed the young.
Vocalisation
Call: squeaky tseeet or chit.
References
Wikipedia
