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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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12·5–13 cm
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*Olive upper parts
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*Brownish-olive crown
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*Bright yellow coronal patch (generally partially concealed)
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*Whitish [[Topography#Heads|loral]] spot and [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Yellow under parts
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]], [[Colombia]], [[Brazil]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]].
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[[South America]]: found in [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]].
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Swamps.
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Swampy and flooded forests.
 
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists mostly of insects. They generally sit upright on a perch.
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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 February 2015)
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myiopagis]]  [[Category:Missing Images]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myiopagis]]

Latest revision as of 19:30, 24 February 2015

Photo by amesta
Las piedras river, Peru, June 2014
Myiopagis flavivertex

Identification

12·5–13 cm

  • Olive upper parts
  • Brownish-olive crown
  • Bright yellow coronal patch (generally partially concealed)
  • Whitish loral spot and supercilium
  • Yellow under parts

Distribution

South America: found in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Swampy and flooded forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects. They generally sit upright on a perch.

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 February 2015)

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