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The diet includes fruits, seeds, sawflies, wasps, bees, ants and beetles. | The diet includes fruits, seeds, sawflies, wasps, bees, ants and beetles. | ||
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 21 February 2010
- Sericossypha albocristata
Identification
24cm. The adult male has a large scarlet bib, smaller and darker in female and especially in juveniles.
Distribution
Locally in Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela to south-eastern Peru
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1.
Restall2 has a note describing uncertainties in the placement of this species.
Habitat
Humid forests, edges, second growth, and fields.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruits, seeds, sawflies, wasps, bees, ants and beetles.
One Birdforum member describes these as behaving and sounding more like jays.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-capped Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-capped_Tanager
