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;[[:category:Atticora|Atticora]] pileata
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
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*Black forehead, crown and nape
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*Greyish-brown upperparts
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:*Darker rump and upper tail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]
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*Brownish-black wings and tail
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Central America]]: found in southern [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], to western [[Honduras]]
 
[[Central America]]: found in southern [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], to western [[Honduras]]
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist montanes.
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Open woodland, woodland edges, agricultural and areas of human habitation.
 
==Behaviour==
 
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====Diet====
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They feed alone or in small groups, sometimes flying low to the ground. Little is know about what they actually eat.
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==References==
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase
#Wikipedia
 
 
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==External Links==
 
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Revision as of 01:08, 3 January 2016

Photo by Tom Jenner
In the streets of Antigua, Guatemala, April 2004
Atticora pileata

Identification

12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)

  • Black forehead, crown and nape
  • Greyish-brown upperparts
  • Brownish-black wings and tail

Distribution

Central America: found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, to western Honduras

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Notiochelidon

Habitat

Open woodland, woodland edges, agricultural and areas of human habitation.

Behaviour

Diet

They feed alone or in small groups, sometimes flying low to the ground. Little is know about what they actually eat.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase

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