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© Ottavio Janni
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© Ottavio Janni

Orange-fronted Plushcrown Metopothrix aurantiaca

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Identification

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Small, yellowish-tan bird. Orange face is unique, but sometimes difficult to see; a more obvious field mark is its bright orange legs. Forages singly or in pairs in the canopy of secondary forest, especially along rivers. Does not usually join mixed-species flocks. Song is a series of very high notes, like a piculet but a little softer.

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