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Photo by sungrebe
Photographed: Pine-Oak forest, Northeast Mexico

Hesperiphona abeillei

Coccothraustes abeillei

[edit] Identification

6.7-7.2in (17-18.5cm) Males have completely black head, throat, wings (with whitish patch), and tail. Bill very heavy, pale greenish. Females have black caps and lores; wings (with pale grey patch) and tail black; outer tail feathers partly white tipped.

[edit] Distribution

Rare and local resident in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala.

[edit] Taxonomy

ORDER : 'Passeriformes' FAMILY : Fringillidae ( Grosbeaks, Finches and allies ) GENUS : Hesperiphona SPECIES : abiellei SUBSPECIES : 4

Some authorities now place this species in the genus Coccothraustes.

[edit] Habitat

Cloud forest, humid pine-oak or fir forest, lush gardens, partial clearings, borders

[edit] Behaviour

Occurs in pairs or small groups, locally in flocks of 50+ in winter, often seen flying high overhead, calling. Feeds quietly at mid to upper levels. Nest at mid to upper levels in trees.

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