Black-eared Hemispingus
A species of Hemispingus Scientific name : Sphenopsis melanotis Genus : Hemispingus
Black-eared Hemispingus, A species of Hemispingus
Botanical name: Sphenopsis melanotis
Genus: Hemispingus
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Description
The black-eared hemispingus (Sphenopsis melanotis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid highland forest in the Andes of western Venezuela, through to western Bolivia. It includes several distinctive subspecies, and two of these are sometimes considered as separate species: The western hemispingus (S. ochraceus) of the west Andean slope in southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, and the Piura hemispingus (S. piurae) of the west Andean slope in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. 
Size
14 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Hemispingus Species
Black-eared Hemispingus 
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