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;[[:category:Atticora|Atticora]] melanoleuca | ;[[:category:Atticora|Atticora]] melanoleuca | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | *Shiny blue-black above | |
| + | *White below | ||
| + | *Narrow black chest band | ||
| + | *Tail long and deeply forked | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Paraguay]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]]. | [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Paraguay]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Monotypic. | Monotypic. | ||
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Near rivers with rapids and boulders. | Near rivers with rapids and boulders. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes blackflies. | The diet includes blackflies. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
It nests in crevices in rocks. | It nests in crevices in rocks. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | Arthur Grosset | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Atticora+melanoleuca}} | {{GSearch|Atticora+melanoleuca}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Atticora]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Atticora]] | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 18 March 2009
Photo by Arthur Grosset
- Atticora melanoleuca
Identification
- Shiny blue-black above
- White below
- Narrow black chest band
- Tail long and deeply forked
Distribution
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Near rivers with rapids and boulders.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes blackflies.
Breeding
It nests in crevices in rocks.
References
Arthur Grosset
