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Greenish Schiffornis - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Greenish Mourner

Photo by Luiz
Brazil, September 2012
Schiffornis virescens

Identification

15·5 cm
It is olive-green with rufescent wings and tail and has a pale eye-ring.

Distribution

Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Photo by arthurgrosset
Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 2004

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Humid forest and mature woodland at heights around 1200 m.

Behaviour

More often heard than seen since it tends to skulk low down in the undergrowth.

Diet

There is not a lot of information available, but they are thought to eat insects and caterpillars.

Vocalisation

Recorded by Andrew Whitehouse

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
  3. BF Member observations

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