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Photo by Lcverissimo
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, August 2012
Nonnula rubecula

Identification

White band from bill to eye, white eye-ring and grey-brown upperparts. Below there are rufous tinges to the breast and flanks.

Distribution

Two distinct areas; one the central Amazon Basin with parts of the Guianas. Also Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and swamps.

Behaviour

Its diet includes a variety of beetles and insects including caterpillars.

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