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− | + | [[Image:Hispaniolan_Trogon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by pbono.<br />Photo taken: above Zapoten on the northern slope of the Sierra de Bahoruco, [[Dominican Republic]].]] | |
− | [[Image:Hispaniolan_Trogon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by pbono.<br />Photo taken: above Zapoten on the northern slope of the Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Endemic to [[Hispaniola]]. | Endemic to [[Hispaniola]]. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Priotelus+roseigaster}} | {{GSearch|Priotelus+roseigaster}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:37, 15 July 2008
- Priotelus roseigaster
Identification
27-30 cm. Glossy green upper parts, red belly, yellow bill, grey throat and breast. Long dark blue tail, heavily marked with white. Male - wings fine black and white barring. Females - lacks barrings. The population is declining because of habitat destruction.
Distribution
Endemic to Hispaniola.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Mountain forests, mature pine and broadleaf forests. Local in coastal mangroves.
Behaviour
Quite inactive. Feeds mainly on insects, also small lizards and fruit. Dependent on large mature trees for nesting cavities. Eggs (2) pale green. Breeds March-July.