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[[Image:Olive_Finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Montezuma, western Andes, [[Colombia]], February 2011]] | [[Image:Olive_Finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Montezuma, western Andes, [[Colombia]], February 2011]] | ||
| + | '''Alternative name: Olive Brush-finch''' | ||
;[[:Category:Arremon|Arremon]] castaneiceps | ;[[:Category:Arremon|Arremon]] castaneiceps | ||
''Lysurus castaneiceps'' | ''Lysurus castaneiceps'' | ||
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'''Female''': Paler and lacks the black bib | '''Female''': Paler and lacks the black bib | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]: found locally in the Andes from [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] and south-eastern [[Peru]]. | + | [[South America]]: found locally in the Andes from [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] and south-eastern [[Peru]].<br /> |
| + | Rare and local. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> |
| − | + | May form a superspecies with [[Sooty-faced Finch]] and is sometimes considered conspecific.<br /> | |
Placed in genus [[:Category:Lysurus|Lysurus]] by some authorities. | Placed in genus [[:Category:Lysurus|Lysurus]] by some authorities. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Cloud forest.. | + | Cloud forest. Often near streams.<br /> |
| + | Occurs at 750 - 1800m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Diet poorly known.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages at or near ground.<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding season mainly March to April in northeast [[Ecuador]]. The nest is a large green ball made of moss, rootlets and live fern leaves. Lays 2 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | A resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#{{Ref-HBWVol16}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 17 October 2012
Alternative name: Olive Brush-finch
- Arremon castaneiceps
Lysurus castaneiceps
Identification
11.5cm
- Olive green (the male being more strongly coloured around the head)
- Orange to dark yellow bib
- Long stripe from the beak to the 'ear' both above and below the eye
- Black bib below and surrounding the orange bib
Female: Paler and lacks the black bib
Distribution
South America: found locally in the Andes from Colombia to Ecuador and south-eastern Peru.
Rare and local.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
May form a superspecies with Sooty-faced Finch and is sometimes considered conspecific.
Placed in genus Lysurus by some authorities.
Habitat
Cloud forest. Often near streams.
Occurs at 750 - 1800m.
Behaviour
Diet poorly known.
Forages at or near ground.
Breeding season mainly March to April in northeast Ecuador. The nest is a large green ball made of moss, rootlets and live fern leaves. Lays 2 eggs.
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Olive Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olive_Finch
