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Bosque Unchog, Huanuco, Peru
Cnemathraupis aureodorsalis

Buthraupis aureodorsalis

Identification

23 cm

  • Black head
  • Blue crown

Distribution

Endemic to Peru (eastern La Libertad to San Martín and Huánuco).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Gill and Donsker place this species in the genus Buthraupis.

Habitat

Cloud forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of 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. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
  3. BF Member observations

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