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Photo by Anselmo d Affonseca
Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil, December 2015
Furnarius minor

Identification

12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)

Distribution

South America: found in Amazonian Brazil, southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

River island scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage on the ground for insects. They may be solitary or in pairs.

Breeding

The oven-shaped nest is constructed from mud, lined with hair and grass. It is placed on a horizontal branch. The clutch consists of 4 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)

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