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Some females are similar in coloration but more of these have shorter tail and are smaller.
 
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Not a lot is know about their diet; but thought to be mainly insectivorous although they are occasionally seen in fruiting trees.
 
Not a lot is know about their diet; but thought to be mainly insectivorous although they are occasionally seen in fruiting trees.
 
==References==
 
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
 
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cryptopipo]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cryptopipo]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Revision as of 17:19, 20 September 2020

Cryptopipo holochlora

Identification

11·5–12·5 cm

  • Pale eye ring
  • Moss-green upperparts
  • Olive underparts
  • Pale yellow belly
  • Grey legs

Similar species

Some females are similar in coloration but more of these have shorter tail and are smaller.

Distribution

Central and South America:
Central America occurs only in Panama,
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in the genus Chloropipo.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized1:

  • C. h. suffusa:
  • C. h. litae:
  • Tropical western Colombia to north-western Ecuador (south to Pichincha)
  • C. h. holochlora:
  • Tropical south-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru (south to Junín)
  • C. h. viridior:
  • Foothills of south-eastern Peru (Cusco and north-western Puno)

Habitat

Lowland and foothill moist and wet forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Not a lot is know about their diet; but thought to be mainly insectivorous although they are occasionally seen in fruiting trees.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. SACC as read in September 2008
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
  4. Ridgely, R.S., & G. Tudor (2009). "Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America - The Passerines". University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, USA. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8

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