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Photo by dandsblair
Montezuma, Colombia, November, 2016
Bangsia aureocincta

Identification

16 cm (6¼ in)

Distribution

South America: found only on the Pacific slope of the western Andes in Colombia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Very wet cloud forest, Choco slopes. Generally at heights around 1600 m.

Behaviour

Sometimes travels in mixed species flocks.

Diet

Little is known, but they appear to eat fruit and insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)

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