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Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher - BirdForum Opus

Poecilotriccus calopterus

Todirostrum calopterum

Identification

8·9–9·7 cm

Distribution

North-western South America: found from south-eastern Colombia (Putumayo) to eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru (Loreto)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Found in the undergrowth of humid lowland forest and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

They catch flying insects during short flights. Often seen in pairs.

Breeding

There was no information available at the time of editing

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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)

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