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;[[:Category:Sittasomus|Sittasomus]] griseicapillus | ;[[:Category:Sittasomus|Sittasomus]] griseicapillus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
15cm. Grey-olive head, upper back and underparts, light rufous wings, tail and lower back. The bill is short and thin. The normal call is a fast, high-pitched trill ''wu-wu-wu-we-we-we-we-ee-ee-ee-ee-we-we-we-we''. | 15cm. Grey-olive head, upper back and underparts, light rufous wings, tail and lower back. The bill is short and thin. The normal call is a fast, high-pitched trill ''wu-wu-wu-we-we-we-we-ee-ee-ee-ee-we-we-we-we''. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Mexico]] through tropical [[Central America]] and [[South America]] to northern [[Argentina]], and also on [[Tobago]]. | [[Mexico]] through tropical [[Central America]] and [[South America]] to northern [[Argentina]], and also on [[Tobago]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Taxon ''Sittasomus'' includes several vocally and morphologically distinct froms, so this species may be split in the future. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests and other woodland. | Forests and other woodland. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It builds a nest lined with dead leaves in a tree hole, and lays 3 white eggs. | It builds a nest lined with dead leaves in a tree hole, and lays 3 white eggs. | ||
The diet includes insects and spiders. It normally forages on tree trunks or large branches or on the ground, usually alone. | The diet includes insects and spiders. It normally forages on tree trunks or large branches or on the ground, usually alone. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 1 February 2012
- Sittasomus griseicapillus
Identification
15cm. Grey-olive head, upper back and underparts, light rufous wings, tail and lower back. The bill is short and thin. The normal call is a fast, high-pitched trill wu-wu-wu-we-we-we-we-ee-ee-ee-ee-we-we-we-we.
Distribution
Mexico through tropical Central America and South America to northern Argentina, and also on Tobago.
Taxonomy
Taxon Sittasomus includes several vocally and morphologically distinct froms, so this species may be split in the future.
Habitat
Forests and other woodland.
Behaviour
It builds a nest lined with dead leaves in a tree hole, and lays 3 white eggs.
The diet includes insects and spiders. It normally forages on tree trunks or large branches or on the ground, usually alone.
