Order: Galbuliformes | Family: Bucconidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Manu Road, Cusco
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mayo Valley, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Antioquia, Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Yanachaga-Chemillen Nat. Park
Status: The Lanceolated Monklet is uncommon to rare. It occurs along the foothill of the Andes in the Southern half of Peru where it ranges at elevations between 500 to 1500 m. In the northern part of Peru, it occurs in the lowlands where it favors Terra Firme forest. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Monjecito Lanceolado.
Sub-species: Lanceolated Monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata), Deville, 1849.
Meaning of Name: Micromonacha: Gr. mikros= small and monakhos= monk. lanceolata: L. lanceolatus, lancea= Blade, shaped like a spear.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 11/09/2014.