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Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
Central Andes, Colombia, November 2005
Iridosornis porphyrocephalus

Identification

Distribution

Humid Western Andes of Colombia and north-western Ecuador.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

The scientific name was formerly spelled porphyrocephala.

Habitat

Extremely wet cloud forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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