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;Oxyruncus cristatus | ;Oxyruncus cristatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | It has an orange erectile crest, black-spotted yellowish underparts and scaling on the head and neck. As its name implies, it has a sharp bill. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Canopy of wet forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes fruit and some invertebrates. | ||
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| + | The nest is built by the female and is a small cup built on a branch. Chicks are fed by regurgitation. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oxyruncus+cristatus}} | {{GSearch|Oxyruncus+cristatus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 15:16, 14 April 2008
- Oxyruncus cristatus
Identification
It has an orange erectile crest, black-spotted yellowish underparts and scaling on the head and neck. As its name implies, it has a sharp bill.
Distribution
Costa Rica, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Canopy of wet forest.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit and some invertebrates.
The nest is built by the female and is a small cup built on a branch. Chicks are fed by regurgitation.
