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[[Image:Tit-like DacnisMaleSJ.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo of Male by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Azuay Province, [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]]
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[[Image:Tit-like DacnisMaleSJ.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Azuay Province, [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]]
 
;[[: Category:Xenodacnis|Xenodacnis]] parina
 
;[[: Category:Xenodacnis|Xenodacnis]] parina
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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12.5 cm.<br />
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Male: 11 cm (4¼ in); Female: 13 cm (5 in)
 
*Deep blue overall plumage
 
*Deep blue overall plumage
 
*Dark eyes, bill, and feet<br />
 
*Dark eyes, bill, and feet<br />
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:Tit-like Dacnis femaleSJ.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo of Female by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Azuay Province, [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]]
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[[Image:Tit-like Dacnis femaleSJ.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Azuay Province, [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]]
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Southern [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]].
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[[South America]]: found in southern [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
 
Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
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''petersi''
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*''X. p. bella'':
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''parina''
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:*Locally in polylepis woodlands of south-western [[Ecuador]] and northern [[Peru]]
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''bella''.
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*''X. p. petersi'':
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:Cordillera Blanca (central Peru)
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*''X. p. parina'':
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:*Andes of south-central Peru (Junín, Ayacucho and Cuzco)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation where ''Gynox'' shrubs are present.
 
Montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation where ''Gynox'' shrubs are present.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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[[Image:Tit-like Danis juvenile maleSJ.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo of Juvenile Maleby {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Azuay Province, [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]]
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[[Image:Tit-like Danis juvenile maleSJ.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile Male<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />Azuay Province, [[Ecuador]], November, 2014]]
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It forages almost entirely by gleaning from the undersides of Gynox leaves, feeding on small insects and sugary secretions produced either by the insects or by the leaves.  The diet also includes nectar.  
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====Diet====
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They forage almost entirely by gleaning from the undersides of Gynox leaves, feeding on tiny arthropods including aphids and their sugary secretions .  They also like nectar.  
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It builds  a tiny cup nest which is placed in a tree.
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====Breeding====
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They build a small cup nest which is placed in a tree.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Xenodacnis+parina}}
 
{{GSearch|Xenodacnis+parina}}
  
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Xenodacnis]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Xenodacnis]]

Revision as of 00:44, 12 July 2016

Male
Photo by Stanley Jones
Azuay Province, Ecuador, November, 2014
Xenodacnis parina

Identification

Male: 11 cm (4¼ in); Female: 13 cm (5 in)

  • Deep blue overall plumage
  • Dark eyes, bill, and feet

Female of all subspecies is duller, with rufous-brown underparts.

Distribution

Female
Photo by Stanley Jones
Azuay Province, Ecuador, November, 2014

South America: found in southern Ecuador and Peru.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognized1:

  • X. p. bella:
  • Locally in polylepis woodlands of south-western Ecuador and northern Peru
  • X. p. petersi:
Cordillera Blanca (central Peru)
  • X. p. parina:
  • Andes of south-central Peru (Junín, Ayacucho and Cuzco)

Habitat

Montane scrub forests from 3000 m to 4600 m elevation where Gynox shrubs are present.

Behaviour

Juvenile Male
Photo by Stanley Jones
Azuay Province, Ecuador, November, 2014

Diet

They forage almost entirely by gleaning from the undersides of Gynox leaves, feeding on tiny arthropods including aphids and their sugary secretions . They also like nectar.

Breeding

They build a small cup nest which is placed in a tree.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)

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