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;[[:category:Dysithamnus|Dysithamnus]] occidentalis | ;[[:category:Dysithamnus|Dysithamnus]] occidentalis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13·5 cm | ||
| + | *Blackish-grey plumage | ||
| + | *Lighter underparts | ||
| + | *White interscapular patch | ||
| + | *White-spotted black greater and median wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''D. o. occidentalis'': | *''D. o. occidentalis'': | ||
:*Pacific slope of Andes of south-western [[Colombia]] and northern [[Ecuador]] (Carchi) | :*Pacific slope of Andes of south-western [[Colombia]] and northern [[Ecuador]] (Carchi) | ||
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:*Eastern slope of Andes of [[Ecuador]] (western Napo and Morona-Santiago) | :*Eastern slope of Andes of [[Ecuador]] (western Napo and Morona-Santiago) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Understorey of montane evergreen forests at heights between 900 to 2200 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects and arthropods, including caterpillars and moths. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | They construct an open cup-shaped nest from small rootlets. Both adults care for the young. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
#BirdLife International | #BirdLife International | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015) | ||
#NHEMA | #NHEMA | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 13 April 2015
- Dysithamnus occidentalis
Identification
13·5 cm
- Blackish-grey plumage
- Lighter underparts
- White interscapular patch
- White-spotted black greater and median wing-coverts
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- D. o. occidentalis:
- D. o. punctitectus:
- Eastern slope of Andes of Ecuador (western Napo and Morona-Santiago)
Habitat
Understorey of montane evergreen forests at heights between 900 to 2200 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and arthropods, including caterpillars and moths.
Breeding
They construct an open cup-shaped nest from small rootlets. Both adults care for the young.
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
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2015)
- NHEMA
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bicolored Antvireo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bicolored_Antvireo
