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;[[:Category:Myadestes|Myadestes]] ralloides | ;[[:Category:Myadestes|Myadestes]] ralloides | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 17–18 cm | ||
| + | *Greyish head | ||
| + | *Reddish-brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Black [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> | ||
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'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| − | + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
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*''M. r. plumbeiceps'': | *''M. r. plumbeiceps'': | ||
:*Western and central Andes of [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]] | :*Western and central Andes of [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]] | ||
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:*Central [[Peru]] (La Libertad and Huánuco) to northern [[Bolivia]] | :*Central [[Peru]] (La Libertad and Huánuco) to northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Cloud forests; observed at heights around 2100m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of fruit and insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 13 November 2014
- Myadestes ralloides
Identification
17–18 cm
- Greyish head
- Reddish-brown upperparts
- Black lores
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- M. r. plumbeiceps:
- M. r. candelae:
- North-central Colombia (Magdalena Valley)
- M. r. venezuelensis:
- M. r. ralloides:
Habitat
Cloud forests; observed at heights around 2100m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fruit and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andean Solitaire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andean_Solitaire
