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Thripophaga cherriei

Identification

18 cm. Rufous-brown upperparts, faint buff-white supercilium, orange chin patch. Rest of underparts olive-brown with numerous narrow, buffy-white streaks.

Distribution

upper Orinoco River in eastern Colombia (eastern Vichada and eastern Guainía) and western Venezuela (northwestern Amazonas).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Riverine and humid forest, adjacent to rivers.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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