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Black-crowned Palm Tanager - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Black-crowned Tanager

Phaenicophilus palmarum
Photo by Juan Estevez
Santiago, Dominican Republic, April 2005

Identification

Yellow-green upperparts with grey nape, underside pale grey with whitish throat and upper breast. Head has black on crown and sides with three white spots above, below, and in front of eye.


Photo by caribemotion
Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic

Similar species

Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager is essentially limited to Haiti -- but where there is overlap, notice that juvenile Black-crowned can look more grey-crowned than adults.

Distribution

Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

A variety of habitats as long as trees are present. Found from sea level to at least 2000 m and more rarely even higher.

Behaviour

Breeding

Known nesting happened between February and July, but may be breeding year round. Nest is cup-shaped and placed on average 2-4 meters above ground.

Vocalisation

Call is usually nasal with some variation, but also able to give pleasant song.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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