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Undergrowth in a variety of wet to very wet forests at mid elevation. | Undergrowth in a variety of wet to very wet forests at mid elevation. | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 26 June 2014
- Hemispingus melanotis
Inludes: Piura Hemispingus, Western Hemispingus
Identification
Variable species. The different subspecies vary in presence vs absence of white supercilium and black vs pale throat. Uppersides are generally blueish-gray to olive (sometimes with darker crown), undersides buff to rufous-cinnamon, and sides of head black.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Around six subspecies recognized:
- H. m. melanotis:
- H. m. macrophrys:
- Pacific slope of Andes of westen Peru (La Libertad)
- H. m. berlepschi:
- Subtropical Andes of central Peru (Junín)
- H. m. castaneicollis:
- Andes of south-eastern [[Peru (Puno) and yungas of western Bolivia
- H. m. ochraceus Western:
- H. m. piurae:
H. piurae (sometimes together with macrophrys but more often as monotypic) is sometimes considered a full species, Piura Hemispingus. H. ochraceus is sometimes considered a monotypic full species, Western Hemispingus
Habitat
Undergrowth in a variety of wet to very wet forests at mid elevation.
Behaviour
Often with mixed species flocks while feeding for both insects and seeds
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-eared Hemispingus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-eared_Hemispingus
