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Discosura langsdorffi

Popelairia langsdorffi

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Brazil to Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized, langsdorffi and melanosternon.

[edit] Discosura vs. Popelairia

Sibley & Monroe (1996) place Wire-crested Thorntail (popelairii), Black-bellied Thorntail (langsdorffi), and Coppery Thorntail (letitiae) in the genus Popelairia. However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Clements (2008) and place these three taxa in Discosura, and Opus follows.

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

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