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Photo by Ethomvi
Photo taken: Costa Rica

Chlorospingus pileatus

[edit] Identification

13.5 cm. Black head with a white supercilium and a grey throat. Olive upperparts and yellow underparts, becoming white on the belly.

[edit] Distribution

Costa Rica and western Panama.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Mossy mountain forests and adjacent bushy clearings.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a bulky cup nest on banks, in a dense bush, or hidden amongst vines in a tree. 2 pink-brown marked white eggs are laid.

The diet includes insects, spiders and small fruits.

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