Dusky-faced Tanager
A species of Dusky-faced and Olive-backed Tanagers Scientific name : Mitrospingus cassinii Genus : Dusky-faced and Olive-backed Tanagers
Dusky-faced Tanager, A species of Dusky-faced and Olive-backed Tanagers
Botanical name: Mitrospingus cassinii
Genus: Dusky-faced and Olive-backed Tanagers
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Description
The dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii) is a species of bird formerly in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. 
Size
18 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Dusky-faced Tanager primarily consumes fruit and invertebrates. They forage in flocks, searching foliage for food. Unique adaptation includes discerning ripe fruit by color. Nocturnal feeding is rare but occurs.
Habitat
Tangled shrubbery, dense thickets at forest gaps and edges, along forest streams, swampy places, low thick second growth adjacent to forest
Dite type
Frugivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Scientific Classification
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