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- 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.
