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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
17–18 cm
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17–18 cm (6¾-7 in)
*Greyish head
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*Greyish-olive crown
 
*Reddish-brown upperparts
 
*Reddish-brown upperparts
 
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====Diet====
 
====Diet====
 
Their main diet consists of fruit and insects.
 
Their main diet consists of fruit and insects.
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====Vocalisation====
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''[[Media:Andean Solitairr.mp3|Recording of Andean Solitaire]]''<br />
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Recorded by {{user|dannybregman|dannybregman}}<br />
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left of the Andes at an altitude of 1900 meters in [[Ecuador]], October 2018
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
#Wikipedia
 
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Myadestes+ralloides}}
 
{{GSearch|Myadestes+ralloides}}
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Revision as of 23:37, 12 October 2018

Photo © by Pitter
Dapa, Valle de Cauca, Colombia, April 2013
Myadestes ralloides

Identification

17–18 cm (6¾-7 in)

  • Greyish-olive crown
  • Reddish-brown upperparts
  • Black lores

Distribution

Central and South America:
Central America: Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies[1]:

  • M. r. plumbeiceps:
  • M. r. candelae:
  • North-central Colombia (Magdalena Valley)
  • M. r. venezuelensis:
  • M. r. ralloides:
  • Central Peru (La Libertad and Huánuco) to northern Bolivia

Habitat

Cloud forests; observed at heights around 2100m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of fruit and insects.

Vocalisation

Recording of Andean Solitaire
Recorded by dannybregman
left of the Andes at an altitude of 1900 meters in Ecuador, October 2018

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

Recommended Citation

External Links

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