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*Dull brownish-buff underparts | *Dull brownish-buff underparts | ||
*Indistinct mottling on the throat and breast | *Indistinct mottling on the throat and breast | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Colombia]] to southern [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]]. | [[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Colombia]] to southern [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]] and western Amazonian [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Amazonian rain forests near rivers and subtropical or tropical swamps. | Amazonian rain forests near rivers and subtropical or tropical swamps. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:32, 23 April 2015
- Dacnis flaviventer
Identification
Male:
- Yellow belly
- Red eye
- Black head with dull green on the crown and nape
Female:
- Olive brown upperparts
- Dull brownish-buff underparts
- Indistinct mottling on the throat and breast
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Amazonian rain forests near rivers and subtropical or tropical swamps.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a fragile open cup built of fern and spiderweb, lined with rootlets, dried grasses and moss woven together, placed in a fork of a tree.
Diet
Their diet consists of fruit, nectar and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Dacnis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Dacnis
