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'''Alternative name:  Patagonian Negrito.'''
 
'''Alternative name:  Patagonian Negrito.'''
[[Image:Patagonian_Negrito.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br/>Photo taken: Lago Nahuel Huapi, Villa La Angostura, [[Argentina]]]]
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[[Image:Patagonian_negritoLamaraco.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br/>Photo by {{user|Jamaraco|Jamaraco}} <br /> Lago Nahuel Huapi, Villa La Angostura, [[Argentina]], October 2005]]
 
;[[:Category:Lessonia|Lessonia]] rufa
 
;[[:Category:Lessonia|Lessonia]] rufa
 
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
'''Male''' -  all black, rufous-chestnut back, short black bill and black legs'''Female''' - less chestnut back, brownish-grey below with dark streaks, two wing-bars and white at the edge of the tail.
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[[Image:16510Colegial hembra .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Rodrigo Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}}<br />Mantagua, Chile, July 2006]]
 
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11·5–12·5 cm (4½-5 in)
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'''Male:'''  
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*All black, apart from rufous-chestnut back
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*Short black bill
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*Black legs <br />
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'''Female:'''
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*Less chestnut on back,
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*Brownish-grey below with dark streaks
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*Two wing-bars
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*White at the edge of the tail.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Central [[Chile]], central [[Argentina]], south to [[Tierra del Fuego]]. Winters in southern [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and southern [[Brazil]].  
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[[South America]]: found in central [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]] to [[Tierra del Fuego]]; winters to south-eastern [[Brazil]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
It is split into 2 species
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
* ''Lessonia oreas''
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* ''Lessonia rufa''
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Has been considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Andean Negrito]].
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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[[Image:Austral Negrito Immature Male copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature male<br />Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Batuco Wetland, Santiago de [[Chile]], May 2017]]
 
Open areas with short grass near the coast or lake shores.
 
Open areas with short grass near the coast or lake shores.
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of small insects. <br />
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Spends most of its time on the ground.  Perches on low bushes to scan for insects on the ground, then drops to chase the prey, flicking its wings when it stops.  Often in pairs or small flocks.
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====Breeding====
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They probably have two broods in the year.
 
==References==
 
==References==
Arthur Grosset
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Arthur Grosset
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Lessonia+rufa}}
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*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/australnegrito.html Arthur Grosset's Birds]
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{{GSearch|"Lessonia rufa" {{!}} "Austral Negrito" {{!}} " Patagonian Negrito"}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lessonia]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lessonia]]

Latest revision as of 23:38, 17 March 2023

Alternative name: Patagonian Negrito.

Male
Photo by Jamaraco
Lago Nahuel Huapi, Villa La Angostura, Argentina, October 2005
Lessonia rufa

Identification

Female
Photo by Reyes Rodrigo Reyes
Mantagua, Chile, July 2006

11·5–12·5 cm (4½-5 in) Male:

  • All black, apart from rufous-chestnut back
  • Short black bill
  • Black legs

Female:

  • Less chestnut on back,
  • Brownish-grey below with dark streaks
  • Two wing-bars
  • White at the edge of the tail.

Distribution

South America: found in central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego; winters to south-eastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Has been considered conspecific with Andean Negrito.

Habitat

Immature male
Photo by Luis R
Batuco Wetland, Santiago de Chile, May 2017

Open areas with short grass near the coast or lake shores.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of small insects.
Spends most of its time on the ground. Perches on low bushes to scan for insects on the ground, then drops to chase the prey, flicking its wings when it stops. Often in pairs or small flocks.

Breeding

They probably have two broods in the year.

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. Arthur Grosset
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)

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