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- Phylloscartes parkeri
Identification
Distribution
South America: found in the eastern Andean foothills of central and south-eastern Peru and adjacent northern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Primary humid forest with tall canopy at 650 - 1550 m asl.
Behaviour
Described as an active species moving around while holding itself horizontal and sallying out for insects. Often utilized tall parts of the canopy. Frequently seen with mixed flocks but also occurs without those.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Schulenberg, T. S. & Stotz, D. F. & Lane, D. F. & O'Neill, J. P. & Parker III, T. A. & Egg, A. B. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691130231
- Schulenberg, T. S. (2020). Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes parkeri), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ciftyr1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon-faced_Tyrannulet