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;Todirhamphus godeffroyi | ;Todirhamphus godeffroyi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 22 cm. Buff triangle on upper back. White crown, forehead, mantle and centre of upper back. Blue eye-stripe. White underparts. Blue-green lower back, rump, tail and wings. Voice: ''treet-tee-tee'' | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Marquesas Islands]], [[French Polynesia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dense, humid forest near the courses of mountain streams. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | It makes its nests in old trees. | |
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| + | Diet includes insects and lizards. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Todirhamphus+godeffroyi}} | {{GSearch|Todirhamphus+godeffroyi}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:01, 17 October 2007
- Todirhamphus godeffroyi
Identification
22 cm. Buff triangle on upper back. White crown, forehead, mantle and centre of upper back. Blue eye-stripe. White underparts. Blue-green lower back, rump, tail and wings. Voice: treet-tee-tee
Distribution
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Taxonomy
Habitat
Dense, humid forest near the courses of mountain streams.
Behaviour
It makes its nests in old trees.
Diet includes insects and lizards.
