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;[[:Category:Galbula|Galbula]] chalcothorax
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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20–23 cm
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*Blackish-green crown and head sides
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*Reddish upperparts and tail
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]].  
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[[South America]]: found in southern [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]] and south-western Amazonian [[Brazil]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Primary and secondary terra firme forests, forest edges and clearings.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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There is little information available, but it is thought their diet may be similar to [[Rufous-tailed Jacamar]].
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Galbula+chalcothorax}}
 
{{GSearch|Galbula+chalcothorax}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Galbula]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Galbula]]

Revision as of 19:04, 29 March 2015

Photo by Stanley Jones
Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador, November 2014
Galbula chalcothorax

Identification

20–23 cm

  • Blackish-green crown and head sides
  • Reddish upperparts and tail

Distribution

South America: found in southern Colombia, Ecuador, eastern Peru and south-western Amazonian Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Primary and secondary terra firme forests, forest edges and clearings.

Behaviour

There is little information available, but it is thought their diet may be similar to Rufous-tailed Jacamar.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)

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