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;[[:Category:Hemispingus|Hemispingus]] melanotis | ;[[:Category:Hemispingus|Hemispingus]] melanotis | ||
'''Inludes: Piura Hemispingus, Western Hemispingus''' | '''Inludes: Piura Hemispingus, Western Hemispingus''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Variable species. The different subspecies vary in presence vs absence of white supercilium and black vs pale throat. Uppersides are generally blueish-gray to olive (sometimes with darker crown), undersides buff to rufous-cinnamon, and sides of head black. | + | 13–14 cm; Variable species.<br /> |
| + | The different subspecies vary in presence vs absence of white supercilium and black vs pale throat. Uppersides are generally blueish-gray to olive (sometimes with darker crown), undersides buff to rufous-cinnamon, and sides of head black. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Bolivia]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | Around six subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''H. m. melanotis'': | *''H. m. melanotis'': | ||
:*Andes of [[Colombia]] to south-western [[Venezuela]] and eastern [[Ecuador]] | :*Andes of [[Colombia]] to south-western [[Venezuela]] and eastern [[Ecuador]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Undergrowth in a variety of wet to very wet forests at mid elevation. | + | Undergrowth in a variety of wet to very wet forests at mid elevation. Observed at heights around 2,300 m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Often with mixed species flocks while feeding for both insects and seeds | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Often with mixed species flocks while feeding for both insects and seeds. Occasionally fruit is eaten too. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| − | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | + | #Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
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Revision as of 21:43, 20 March 2015
- Hemispingus melanotis
Inludes: Piura Hemispingus, Western Hemispingus
Identification
13–14 cm; Variable species.
The different subspecies vary in presence vs absence of white supercilium and black vs pale throat. Uppersides are generally blueish-gray to olive (sometimes with darker crown), undersides buff to rufous-cinnamon, and sides of head black.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Around six subspecies recognized[1]:
- H. m. melanotis:
- H. m. macrophrys:
- Pacific slope of Andes of westen Peru (La Libertad)
- H. m. berlepschi:
- Subtropical Andes of central Peru (Junín)
- H. m. castaneicollis:
- Andes of south-eastern [[Peru (Puno) and yungas of western Bolivia
- H. m. ochraceus Western:
- H. m. piurae:
H. piurae (sometimes together with macrophrys but more often as monotypic) is sometimes considered a full species, Piura Hemispingus. H. ochraceus is sometimes considered a monotypic full species, Western Hemispingus
Habitat
Undergrowth in a variety of wet to very wet forests at mid elevation. Observed at heights around 2,300 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Often with mixed species flocks while feeding for both insects and seeds. Occasionally fruit is eaten too.
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
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-eared Hemispingus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-eared_Hemispingus
