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==Identification==
 
==Identification==

Revision as of 03:03, 25 December 2009

Photo by Richard Stern
Matanzas Province, Cuba, February 2009
Priotelus temnurus

Identification

  • Iridescent dark green upperparts
  • Red belly and undertail coverts
  • Violent crown and nape
  • White throat
  • White chest
  • Green, black and white wings
  • Red bill, dark upper mandible
  • Red iris

Distribution

Cuba.

Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies.

Habitat

Forests, near streams.

Behaviour

The diet inclides flowers, insects and fruit.

References

Arthur Grosset

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