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Corythopis torquata

Photo by arthurgrosset
Photo taken: Cristalino, Mato Grosso, Brazil .

[edit] Identification

Tawny back-collar patch on upper back, side-neck and upper shoulders, dark olive-brown with a grey crown, white throat and broad band of black with black streaks across the breast. White belly and has a short tail.

[edit] Distribution

Brazil, Guianas, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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[edit] Habitat

Moist humid forests.

[edit] Behaviour

Its diet includes beetles, ants, and wasps, which it gleans from the undersides of leaves.

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