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Savegre, Costa Rica, March 2010

Basileuterus melanogenys

[edit] Identification

13-13.5 cm

• Rufous crown
• Long white supercilium
• Black cheeks
• Dull olive upperparts
• Olive grey breast
• Yellow-white belly
  

Sexes similar
Juvenile: browner on upperparts, dull supercilium, greyer breast, 2 cinnamon wingbars

[edit] Distribution

Central and southern Costa Rica and western Panama.

[edit] Taxonomy

Pirre Warbler was formerly regarded as subspecies of this species.

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

• B. m. melanogenys:

• Subtropical highlands of Costa Rica

• B. m. eximus:

• Highlands of western Panama (Chiriquí)

• B. m. bensoni:

Highlands of western Panama (Veraguas)

[edit] Habitat

Oak forests with a dense bamboo understory usually from 2500 m to the treeline, but may be found at 1600m.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

They build a bulky domed nest with a side entrance. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes small invertebrates, insects and spiders.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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