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Phoenicircus nigricollis

Identification

22 cm (8¾ in)

  • Forward facing forehead feathers (partially concealing nostrils
  • Bristly feathers round base of mandibles

Distribution

South America: found in south-eastern Colombia, south-western Venezuela, Ecuador, north-eastern Peru and west and central Amazonian Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, up to heights around 400m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of fruit.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)

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