Sapayoa
Sapayoa aenigma
The Sapayoa (Sapayoa aenigma) is a rare sapayoa found in 3 countries, weighing about 21 g. The sapayoa or broad-billed sapayoa is a suboscine passerine bird found Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
About the Sapayoa
The sapayoa or broad-billed sapayoa is a suboscine passerine bird found Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
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How to identify it
The sapayoa is 13.5 to 15 cm (5.3 to 5.9 in) long and weighs about 21 g (0.74 oz). Its head and upperparts are olive with a dusky tinge to the wings and tail. It throat and belly are a yellower olive. Its bill is wide and black with rictal bristles around it. Its iris is dull reddish brown and its legs are gray. Males have a yellow stripe on the crown. Voice: The sapayoa's vocalizations are not well known. One is "a soft trill" and another is "a slightly louder 'chipp, ch-ch-ch' ".
What the Sapayoa sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Sapayoa can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Sapayoa?
- The sapayoa is 13.5 to 15 cm (5.3 to 5.9 in) long and weighs about 21 g (0.74 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Sapayoa?
- The Sapayoa is a small sized bird weighing about 21 g.
- Where can you see a Sapayoa?
- The Sapayoa occurs in 3 countries, including Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
- What does a Sapayoa sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Sapayoa on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- Is the Sapayoa endangered?
- The Sapayoa is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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