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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | Eastern [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]], southern parts of [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]], the [[Guianas]] and Amazonian [[Brazil]] to south-eastern Brazil. Resident. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== |
Revision as of 15:52, 8 July 2008
- Crypturellus variegatus
Identification
Upper back rufous, lower back and wings black with conspicuous yellowish bands. Throat white, neck and upper breast bright rufous, lower breast and belly buffish-white, flanks tinged cinnamon and lightly barred dusky. Crown and sides of head blackish. Bill yellowish, legs greenish to yellowish-brown.
Length 33cm.
Distribution
Eastern Ecuador and Peru, southern parts of Colombia and Venezuela, the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil to south-eastern Brazil. Resident.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Rainforest, clearings and forest edge up to 1,300m. Often in drier areas, shy and secretive
Behaviour
Voice A wailing whistle.