Red-billed Pied Tanager
A species of Red-billed Pied Tanager Scientific name : Lamprospiza melanoleuca Genus : Red-billed Pied Tanager
Red-billed Pied Tanager, A species of Red-billed Pied Tanager
Botanical name: Lamprospiza melanoleuca
Genus: Red-billed Pied Tanager
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Description
The red-billed pied tanager (Lamprospiza melanoleuca) is a small passerine bird, a member of the family Mitrospingidae. It is the only member of the genus Lamprospiza. The red-billed pied tanager is 17 cm (6.5 in) in length and weighs 34 g (1.2 oz). It lives in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname. It occurs in groups of 3-6 individuals. It forages in mixed flocks for fruits in trees. 
Size
18 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Red-billed Pied Tanager consumes a variety of foods, including Cecropia catkins, berries, seeds, and beetles. They forage in small groups mainly high in the canopy or at forest edges and exhibit the distinctive behavior of sometimes flying away from a food source only to return shortly after. While they cooperate with mixed-species flocks at fruiting trees, red-billed Pied Tanager's do not forage extensively with these groups. They also display unique foraging by horizontal perching and hopping on open branches to inspect branches and capture insects.
Habitat
Red-billed Pied Tanager resides primarily in the dense high canopy and emergent layers of tall, humid terra firme forests, occasionally found at the edges of these forests as well. The species prefers regions characterized by substantial tree height and a typically moist environment, indicating a reliance on well-preserved, mature forest ecosystems.
Dite type
Granivorous
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Red-billed Pied Tanager Species
Red-billed Pied Tanager 
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