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Passerina leclancherii
Photo by HelenB
This photo was taken in the Oaxaca province of southern Mexico on 31 Jan 04
Photo by AlanR
Taken in Huatulco, Mexico, April 2007

Identification

Male: bright azure-blue above with green crown, orange breast shading to yellow on the belly. Female: grey-green above with tinges of blue on wings and tail, pale yellow below. Both have yellow eye-ring.

Distribution

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico.

Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.

Habitat

Tropical dry brushy hillsides, open scrubby woods and woodland borders, hedgerows and partial clearings.

Behaviour

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