Western Hemispingus

Western HemispingusThe Western Hemispingus is recorded from montane forest on the western slope of the Andes in Ecuador and Colombia. A 2022 taxonomic paper noted that only ten study skins were known and ecological information was sparse.What does it look like?Study skins described in the 2022 paper show warm brown plumage with a grayish crown.How does it live?The Western Hemispingus is recorded from montane forest on the western slope of the Andes in Ecuador and Colombia. A 2022 taxonomic paper noted that only ten study skins were known and ecological information was sparse.Records are from montane forest on the western Andean slope. The specimen record summarized in the 2022 paper does not establish detailed feeding or behavior.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.