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- Xenerpestes minlosi
Identification
12 cm. Male and female similar.
- Upperside dark grey
- Underside pale
- White supercilium
- Two white wing bars
- Graduated tail
Similar species
Immediate impression is similar to a warbler, but it has a stronger bill
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: occurs only in Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- X. m. minlosi:
- X. m. umbraticus:
- Pacific lowlands of Colombia
Habitat
Behaviour
Will often feed in wine tangles where it sometimes hangs head down to reach its food.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Angher and Dean, The Birds of Panama
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Double-banded Graytail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Double-banded_Graytail