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;[[: Category:Microrhopias|Microrhopias]] quixensis | ;[[: Category:Microrhopias|Microrhopias]] quixensis | ||
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*Rufous below | *Rufous below | ||
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'''Juvenile''' | '''Juvenile''' | ||
*Soot brown upperparts | *Soot brown upperparts | ||
*Dull cinnamon underparts | *Dull cinnamon underparts | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] to [[Panama]] and along western [[Colombia]] to western [[Ecuador]], and disjunct from that a second [[South America]]n population centered in [[Brazil]] to [[Peru]] and eastern Ecuador and east to the [[Guianas]] but not found in [[Venezuela]]. | [[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] to [[Panama]] and along western [[Colombia]] to western [[Ecuador]], and disjunct from that a second [[South America]]n population centered in [[Brazil]] to [[Peru]] and eastern Ecuador and east to the [[Guianas]] but not found in [[Venezuela]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 20 March 2009
- Microrhopias quixensis
Identification
11cm. Male
- Black
- Broad white wing bar
- White spotted wing coverts
Female
- Slate above
- Rufous below
- White spotted wing coverts
Juvenile
- Soot brown upperparts
- Dull cinnamon underparts
Distribution
Mexico through Central America to Panama and along western Colombia to western Ecuador, and disjunct from that a second South American population centered in Brazil to Peru and eastern Ecuador and east to the Guianas but not found in Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Ten subspecies are recognized.
Habitat
Moist to humid forests, mainly in lowland.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects and arthropods.
The nest is cup shaped and made from plant material and dead leaves; 2 white eggs with brown spots are laid and incubated by both parents who also both care for the young.
Vocalisation
Call: whistled peep
Song: chee chee chee-che-che-chr,r,r,r.
References
Wikipedia
