Blue-black Grosbeak (Cyanocompsa cyanoides)
The Blue-black Grosbeak is a species of songbird in the Cardinalidae family. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Description:
Bright blue in the male, the forehead, superciliary and malar regions, and lesser wing-coverts still brighter blue. Female pale brown. Bill and legs black.
Habitat:
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. this bird is common in both the interior and on the edges of rain forests and flooded forests, and in mature capoeiras.
Breeding:
It builds a fragile, cup-shaped nest of twigs and lays two eggs at a time.
Diet:
Paradise Earth Premium Softbill Blend. Dried Insect Blend and fresh fruit.