Lanceolated Monklet
A species of Lanceolated Monklet Scientific name : Micromonacha lanceolata Genus : Lanceolated Monklet
Lanceolated Monklet, A species of Lanceolated Monklet
Botanical name: Micromonacha lanceolata
Genus: Lanceolated Monklet
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Description
The lanceolated monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata) is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is the only member of the genus Micromonacha. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. In the western Amazon Basin, it ranges from the Purus River in the southwest Basin, Amazonas state to the Japurá River of southern Colombia in the northwest. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical and tropical moist montane forests. It is a small, round, brownish bird, short and narrow-tailed with a stout medium-length black bill. It is medium brown with reddish brown highlighting around the eyes and forehead, and a buff-white chest, streaked vertically with large gray-black stripings. It has black eyes and a small buff eye ring. Wing feather-tips are flecked with white. 
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Lanceolated Monklet primarily consumes insects such as cicadas and katydids, supplemented with berries. Its foraging techniques and dietary preferences are uniquely adapted to its habitat.
Habitat
The lanceolated Monklet resides primarily in the middle and upper layers of lowland and montane primary forests, favoring regions with lush second growth. These birds frequent areas with natural clearings and forest edges, adapting to smaller forested patches and occasionally, shade-coffee plantations. While they have a broad elevation range of 300 to 2100 meters, they are most commonly seen below 1500 meters, sometimes near streams.
Dite type
Herbivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
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