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Photo by Stanley Jones
Loja Province, Ecuador, November 2014
Ochthoeca jelskii

Silvicultrix jelskii

Identification

12–12·5 cm (4¾-5 in)
Male

  • Blackish-brown head
  • Yellow frontal area
  • White supercilium
  • Rufous-brown upperparts
  • Dusky wings

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of south-western Ecuador and north-western Peru (south to Lima and Huánuco)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
Has been placed in genus Silvicultrix in the past.

Habitat

Montane forest borders and secondary woodland with adjacent scrubby stream edges.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of insects, caught from a low branch in flight sallies.

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 Feb 2018)

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