- Cryptopipo holochlora
Identification
11·5–12·5 cm
- Pale eye ring
- Moss-green upperparts
- Olive underparts
- Pale yellow belly
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
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC as read in September 2008
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Manakin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Manakin
