About Micromonacha lanceolata (Deville, 1849)
Size and Weight
The lanceolated monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata) is 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 19 to 22 g (0.67 to 0.78 oz). Its upper body is entirely warm brown with scale-like buffy markings.
Facial Features
It has white bristles around the base of its large bill, plus white feather tufts that form "whiskers". Its lores and a half ring behind the eye are white.
Wing and Tail Coloration
The wings and upper side of the tail are dark brown, while the underside of the tail is gray.
Underpart Markings
Most of its underparts are white with heavy black streaks; the center of the belly is unstreaked, and the vent area has an ochre tinge.
Distribution Overview
The lanceolated monklet is found across several separate disjunct areas. One population is located on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, extending into west central Panama.
Northern South American Range
A second population ranges from west central Colombia south to west central Ecuador. The largest contiguous range covers eastern Ecuador, southern Colombia, western Brazil, and eastern Peru.
Southern Range Extent
It also occurs in a small number of locations in Bolivia.
Habitat Types
This bird inhabits a variety of landscapes, including edges and natural clearings of primary and mature secondary forest, small forest patches, shade coffee plantations, and lowland and montane evergreen forest.
Vertical Habitat Use
It typically occurs in the mid- and upper levels of vegetation.
Elevation Range
Most of its populations are found between 300 and 1,500 m (980 and 4,900 ft) in elevation, though it can be found as high as 2,100 m (6,900 ft).
