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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Dark, red brown mask, around the eyes and side of the head, grey crown. White lores, and throat, bordered by wide, black stripes. The upperparts and tail are olive-brown, the breast creamy-white streaked with black, and the belly is white.  
 
Dark, red brown mask, around the eyes and side of the head, grey crown. White lores, and throat, bordered by wide, black stripes. The upperparts and tail are olive-brown, the breast creamy-white streaked with black, and the belly is white.  
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[[Bolivia]]
 
[[Bolivia]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. In the past, it was viewed as a subspecies of [[Spotted Antpitta]]<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Low-lying, muddy forest and thickets
 
Low-lying, muddy forest and thickets
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
  
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==References==
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# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
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# # Monroe, B. & Sibley, C.G. 1997. A World Checklist of Birds. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300070837
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Hylopezus+auricularis}}
 
{{GSearch|Hylopezus+auricularis}}
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[category:incomplete]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Hylopezus]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[category:incomplete]]

Revision as of 01:51, 5 August 2008

Hylopezus auricularis

Identification

Dark, red brown mask, around the eyes and side of the head, grey crown. White lores, and throat, bordered by wide, black stripes. The upperparts and tail are olive-brown, the breast creamy-white streaked with black, and the belly is white.

Distribution

Bolivia

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species1. In the past, it was viewed as a subspecies of Spotted Antpitta2.

Habitat

Low-lying, muddy forest and thickets

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
  2. # Monroe, B. & Sibley, C.G. 1997. A World Checklist of Birds. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300070837

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