Lesser Nothura - BirdForum Opus

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Nothura minor

Photo by birdclub
Location: Emas NP, Brazil

Identification

18 cm. Black crown and bill, buff face, pale throat, brown iris, yellow neck streaked brown towards breast, upperparts black-brown barred rufous, underparts buff with brown marks on flanks, yellow legs.

Distribution

South-east Brazil and east central Paraguay.

Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.^[1]

Habitat

Lowland dry grassland and open woodland.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesser Nothura. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Nothura

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