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Male, subspecies aureinucha
Photo by Gerald Friesen
Western Andes slope, Ecuador, April 2018
Iridophanes pulcherrima

Identification

Female, subspecies aureinucha
Photo by Gerald Friesen
Western Andes slope, Ecuador, April 2018

11 cm (4¼ in)

  • Thin pointed bill

Male

  • Black head and throat
  • Red hind collar
  • Blue upper wing
  • White underparts

Distribution

Colombia (rare), Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

This species has formerly been placed in genus Tangara.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized in this species1:

  • I. p. pulcherrimus:
  • I. p. aureinucha:
  • Subtropical western Ecuador

Habitat

Wet forests and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is thought to consist of berries, nectar and insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)

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