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Cyanerpes nitidus

[edit] Identification

Short bill and with pink to orange legs. The male has a large black bib.

[edit] Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru; rare and local in Suriname and French Guiana¹.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species².

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156

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