Adult male © Dušan Brinkhuizen eBird S147576072 Macaulay Library ML 606891831
Adult male © Alex Boas
Immature male © Andrew Spencer
Adult male © Alex Boas
Immature male © Andrew Spencer
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Adult male © Daniel Pacheco Osorio

Andska svračkolika kotinga Laniisoma buckleyi

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Identification

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One of the Holy Grails of Andean birding, this distinctive green-and-yellow species is slightly larger than a becard. Note scaled sides and breast, a long hooked bill, and large eyes. Males have a black cap with olive-green cheeks and back and bright yellow underparts. Females have a less distinct black cap and more dark scaling on the underparts. Very rare, local, and infrequently seen, with records on the east slope of the Andes from western Venezuela to Bolivia. Found in humid foothill forests where it can be seen foraging from the understory all the way to the subcanopy. The song is a very thin, high-pitched “psieeeehh,” repeated regularly.

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