- Myiothlypis nigrocristatus
Basileuterus nigrocristatus
Identification
13·5 cm (5¼ in)
- Black crown centre
- Black eye stripe
- Yellow supercilium
- Yellow lower eye crescent
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of Colombia to northern Venezuela, Ecuador and northern Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Basileuterus.
Habitat
Moist montanes, rain forest and temperate shrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet seens to consist mostly of invertebrates, generally foraged from lower levels in the shrubbery.
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/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-crested Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-crested_Warbler
