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Photo by steveblain
Location: Nr Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Ecuador

Pharomachrus antisianus

[edit] Identification

• Metallic green above
• Red belly
• Long, streaming white undertail
• Small yellow bill

[edit] Distribution

Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Moist montane forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes mainly berries and fruit, though some invertebrates and insects are also taken.

[edit] References

Planet-Pets; Wikipedia

[edit] External Links