Ashy-throated Chlorospingus Chlorospingus canigularis Scientific name definitions

Though patchily distributed, Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager is fairly common where it occurs. They inhabit humid forest along both slopes of the Andes, preferring forest borders and open woodland. They are generally found in small groups which often join mixed species flocks. Active foragers, they spend much time in the canopy and subcanopy, where they glean for insects and eat fruit. Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager has two subspecies: C. c. signatus, occurring on the eastern Andean slope, and C. c. paulus, which occurs on the west slope. These differ primarily in white eyeline of signatus, which lacks in the solid gray head of paulus. Both subspecies share a dark iris, gray head with pale throat, and yellow band across the breast. Their calls are chip notes, joined together into a fast trilling series for the song.

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