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;Myrmeciza ruficauda | ;Myrmeciza ruficauda | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 14.5 cm. Olive brown above, buff tips to back feathers, rump and tail dark rufous, wings black brown with buffy wing-bars and rufous edging, black face and throat bordered by grey tipped feathers. The female has a white throat and a white breast with black scalloping. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Brazil]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | It prefers to stay close to the ground. It builds its nest on the ground and 2 eggs are laid. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Scalloped+Antbird}} | {{GSearch|Scalloped+Antbird}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 17:07, 26 March 2008
- Myrmeciza ruficauda
Identification
14.5 cm. Olive brown above, buff tips to back feathers, rump and tail dark rufous, wings black brown with buffy wing-bars and rufous edging, black face and throat bordered by grey tipped feathers. The female has a white throat and a white breast with black scalloping.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
It prefers to stay close to the ground. It builds its nest on the ground and 2 eggs are laid.