Double-banded Graytail - BirdForum Opus

Photo by NJLarsen
Rio Tuquesa, Darien, Panama, January 2018

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:

• Tropical eastern Panama and Caribbean lowlands of Colombia

• X. m. umbraticus:

• Pacific lowlands of Colombia

Habitat

Lowland and foothill forests, second growth and disturbed areas. Occurs to around 1000 m asl. It is mainly found in the middle section of the forest, more rarely in canopy or very low.

Behaviour

Will often feed in wine tangles where it sometimes hangs head down to reach its food.

References

1. 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
2. Avibase
3. Angher and Dean, The Birds of Panama

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Double-banded Graytail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Double-banded_Graytail

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