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Allpahuayo - Mishana Reserve near Iquitos

Terenotriccus erythrurus

[edit] Identification

9-10cm. Grey head and nape with a brown back becoming cinnamon-rufous on the rump and tail. Underparts are cinnamon. Buff throat. Sexes are similar.

[edit] Distribution

Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and the Guianas.

[edit] Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Myiobius.

[edit] Habitat

Humid forest and secondary woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

The female builds a pear-shaped nest of plant fibres and leaves with a side entrance, suspended from a twig or vine. 2 chocolate-blotched white eggs are incubated by the female for 15-16 days.

The diet includes insects, especially leafhoppers, picked from foliage or taken in the air.

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