It is a bird that can be seen alone or in groups of 2 or 3 individuals. It seeks food while walking slowly following groups of ibis and manatees. The populations of the United States migrate in winter to the warm areas of the Caribbean, Mexico and northern South America.
The Torrent Duck is a bird which belongs to the family of Anatidae and the order Anseriformes, its measure around 42 centimeters.
The family Anatidae are medium to large birds, occupying all continents except Antarctica. The family is strong of about 165 species.
A fairly and distinctly two-side family: Colorful and not. Bills are pointy and fairly short but vary in length from species to species. Many in the group are gifted vocalists. In migration, winter, and the breeding season, highly gregarious, many species form flocks, some large.
It lives in mountain of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela year-round.
It is found in wet and very wet humid forests. It can be found in forest edges and in secondary forest, usually in the treetops.
This species is a winter resident and is found in the Country from October to may.
It is endemic to the interior of wet montane forests of the Occidental and Central Cordillera of Colombia. Mainly from 1300 to 2200 meters above sea level; however, some records indicate it can be found as low as 900 meters, especially in the Department of Cauca.
The Great Sapphirewings primarily feed on nectar taken from a variety of brightly colored, scented small flowers of trees, herbs, shrubs and epiphytes.
It is a bird species of the strigidae family and the order Strigiformes, the approximate size of these bird is 20 or 24 centimeters.
Like others manakins, the White-bearded manakin is a compact, brightly coloured forest bird,
