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Adult (breeding)
Photo by Valéry Schollaert
Near Manaus, Brasil. It was part of a bird party in a garden, near primary forest, in a black water area.

Tangara punctata

[edit] Identification

Upperparts are mainly bright green with black spots. The face and throat have a blue-grey tinge while underparts are white with large black spots and the flanks are yellow-green with black spots.

[edit] Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

Five subspecies are recognized^[1]: punctata, punctulata, annectens, zamorae, and perenensis.

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

[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

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