rufous-bellied

Some unique species found in this ecoregion are the Mexican parrotlet (Forpus cyanopygius), rufous-bellied chachalaca (Ortalis wagleri) and San Blas jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus).

Jalisco dry forests 2008

The Park is an important breeding area for the pinkbacked pelican Pelecanus rufescens, white pelican P. onocrotalus, African fish-eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia, goliath heron Ardea goliath, rufous-bellied heron Butorides rufiventris, yellowbilled stork Mycteria ibis, pygmy goose Nettapus auritus, collared pratincole Glareola pratincola and greyrumped swallow Pseudohirondo griseopyga.

Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa 2008

The rufous-bellied niltava (_Niltava sundara_) or fairy blue-chat, as Jerdon calls it, is the kind of bird one would expect to find in fairyland.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

In addition to the rufous-bellied niltava, two other niltavas occur in the Eastern Himalayas.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

The rufous-bellied munia (_Uroloncha pectoralis_) occurs abundantly a little below Coonoor, but does not appear to ascend so high as

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

Of the woodpeckers mentioned as common in the Western Himalayas, the only one likely to be seen at Darjeeling is _Hypopicus hypererythrus_ -- the rufous-bellied pied woodpecker, and this is by no means common.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

Two other species of pied woodpecker are common in the hills -- the rufous-bellied (_Hypopicus hypererythrus_) and the Western

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

The rufous abdomen serves to differentiate the rufous-bellied from the Western Himalayan species.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916

Endemic birds found in this ecoregion include the endangered Cochabamba mountain-finch (Poospiza garleppi); the maquis canastero (Asthenes heterura), rufous-bellied saltator (Saltator rufiventris), and chesnut canastero (Asthenes steinbachi) classified as vulnerable; the wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela) and Tucuman mountain-finch (Poospiza baeri), classified as near threatened; and the citron-headed yellow-finch (Sicalis luteocephala) and bare-eyed ground-dove (Metriopelia morenoi), classified as a species of least concern.

Central Andean dry puna 2008

Peruvian — purple — red-headed — rock — rufous-bellied headed — 57t St. Domingo

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