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orangequit
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The orangequit (Euneornis campestris) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Euneornis. It is endemic to Jamaica where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Species
Least ConcernOrangequit
species
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 16
- Image
- Orangequit female RWD2.jpg
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- Euneornis campestris
- taxon name
- Euneornis campestris
- taxon common name
- papa-capim-azulado
- litter size
- 3
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The orangequit (Euneornis campestris) is a species of passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae and is the only member of the genus Euneornis. It is endemic to Jamaica where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
==Breeding== The orangequit's breeding season is between the months of April and June. The species will build nests out of grass and plant fiber and place them in trees almost six meters above the ground. The female will typically lay 2–4 eggs at a time and will incubate. The appearance differs according to their sex and age.