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Eastern Chat-Tanager

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Calyptophilus frugivorus

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
- 3.1 Subspecies
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
- 5.1 Vocalisation
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

17-20cm.

Dark brown upperparts
White underparts
Yellow loral spot
Yellow carpal area
Long tail

[edit] Distribution

Caribbean: found only in the Dominican Republic.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

C. f. frugivorus:

Western Dominican Republic (Benefactor to SananÂ )

C. f. neibei:

Central Dominican Republic

C. f. abbotti:

Gonave Island (east of Haiti)

[edit] Habitat

Cloud forest and shrubland, broadleaf forest, dense thickets, ravines and near water.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes invertebrates.

[edit] Vocalisation

Song: whistling chip-chip-swerp-swerp-swerp
Call: sharp check

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
BirdLife International