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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Glossy blue black above; entire head and upper throat scarlet; lores and large triangular patch on lower throat black extending onto chest; rest of underparts white (or entire head, throat, and central chest coming to a point on breast scarlet, broad band across sides of head black--nigrogenis)  Immature: scarlet on head replaced by buffy brown.
 
Glossy blue black above; entire head and upper throat scarlet; lores and large triangular patch on lower throat black extending onto chest; rest of underparts white (or entire head, throat, and central chest coming to a point on breast scarlet, broad band across sides of head black--nigrogenis)  Immature: scarlet on head replaced by buffy brown.
==Voice : ==
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==Voice ==
Song a clear, sweet <I>suweet-ch</i>, repeated at short intervals; call a soft <I>chup</i>.</p>Range : ==
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Song a clear, sweet <I>suweet-ch</i>, repeated at short intervals; call a soft <I>chup</i>.  
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==Range==
 
To 500m  The Guianas and Venezuala to north Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil.  Trinidad.
 
To 500m  The Guianas and Venezuala to north Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil.  Trinidad.
  

Revision as of 13:29, 21 July 2007

Paroaria gularis
Photo by NJ larsen

Identification

Glossy blue black above; entire head and upper throat scarlet; lores and large triangular patch on lower throat black extending onto chest; rest of underparts white (or entire head, throat, and central chest coming to a point on breast scarlet, broad band across sides of head black--nigrogenis) Immature: scarlet on head replaced by buffy brown.

Voice

Song a clear, sweet suweet-ch, repeated at short intervals; call a soft chup.

Range

To 500m The Guianas and Venezuala to north Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil. Trinidad.

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