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| + | [[Image:8070Chestnut-breasted_coronet_by_edenwatcher.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|edenwatcher|edenwatcher}}<br />Tapichalaca, [[Ecuador]], March 2006]] | ||
;[[: Category:Boissonneaua|Boissonneaua]] matthewsii | ;[[: Category:Boissonneaua|Boissonneaua]] matthewsii | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Male''' | + | [[Image:Chestnut-breasted_Coronet.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|steveblain|steveblain}}<br />San Isidro, [[Ecuador]], November 2004]] |
| − | '''Female''' | + | 12 cm (4¾ in)<br /> |
| + | '''Male'''<br /> | ||
| + | Underside orange-chestnut except for a green area on the throat. Upperside green, tail mixed chestnut and green, wings dark. Bill short and straight, dark. Feet pink.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female'''<br /> | ||
| + | Different sources disagree whether female is like male or if it is more like juveniles. <br /> | ||
'''Juvenile''': with more green on flanks, less chestnut on underside and especially with buffy edges to green on throat. | '''Juvenile''': with more green on flanks, less chestnut on underside and especially with buffy edges to green on throat. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in the Andes of extreme south-eastern [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and eastern [[Peru]]. Mainly on the east side of the Andes, but from southern Ecuador also on the west side. | [[South America]]: found in the Andes of extreme south-eastern [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and eastern [[Peru]]. Mainly on the east side of the Andes, but from southern Ecuador also on the west side. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist montane forests, both borders and interior. | + | Moist montane forests, both borders and interior. At heights between 1200–2600m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Usually solitary and highly territorial. | Usually solitary and highly territorial. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They often cling to flowers when foraging for nectar in the canopy. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Chestnut-breasted Coronet Reserva Abra Patricia Owlet Lodge Amazonas Peru.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Amazonas, Abra Patricia Reserve, Owlet Lodge, [[Peru]], January 2017]] | ||
| + | They construct a cup-shaped nest from moss and lichen. The clutch consist of two eggs which are incubated by the female. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
#Erize et al. 2006 Birds of South America, non-passerines. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-12688-7 | #Erize et al. 2006 Birds of South America, non-passerines. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-12688-7 | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 1 June 2017
- Boissonneaua matthewsii
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in)
Male
Underside orange-chestnut except for a green area on the throat. Upperside green, tail mixed chestnut and green, wings dark. Bill short and straight, dark. Feet pink.
Female
Different sources disagree whether female is like male or if it is more like juveniles.
Juvenile: with more green on flanks, less chestnut on underside and especially with buffy edges to green on throat.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of extreme south-eastern Colombia, Ecuador and eastern Peru. Mainly on the east side of the Andes, but from southern Ecuador also on the west side.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Moist montane forests, both borders and interior. At heights between 1200–2600m.
Behaviour
Usually solitary and highly territorial.
Diet
They often cling to flowers when foraging for nectar in the canopy.
Breeding
They construct a cup-shaped nest from moss and lichen. The clutch consist of two eggs which are incubated by the female.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Erize et al. 2006 Birds of South America, non-passerines. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-12688-7
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-breasted Coronet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-breasted_Coronet
