Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides Solitario Andino

Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides

Colombian name: Solitario Andino

Andean Solitaire, Otun-Quimbaya, Risaralda, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image

Otún-Quimbaya, Risaralda, Colombia
April 2012

The Andean Solitaire is distributed in the Andes from northern Venezuela to western Bolivia. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found near water in forested slopes mainly between 1,000 and 2,500 metres.

It feeds on insects and small fruits so is regularly seen near fruiting trees.

It has a loud and ventriloquial song which combined with its habit of perching motionless for long periods can make it difficult to see. Jeremy Minns recorded this bird.

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