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[[Image:Brown_and_yellow_Marshbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Jamfaraco<br />Imbituba, Brazil.]] | [[Image:Brown_and_yellow_Marshbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Jamfaraco<br />Imbituba, Brazil.]] | ||
+ | ;[[:Category:Pseudoleistes|Pseudoleistes]] virescens | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 21-24cm. Olive-brown upper and lowerparts, bright yellow belly and lower breast, yellow shoulder patch, long, thin, black bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | South [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], and [[Uruguay]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | Monotypic. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Wetlands, grassland and marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | The diet includes invertebrates and seeds. | ||
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+ | The female builds the nest in vegetation in marshes; 4-5 eggs are laid. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pseudoleistes+virescens}} | {{GSearch|Pseudoleistes+virescens}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pseudoleistes]] |
Revision as of 18:13, 18 December 2008
- Pseudoleistes virescens
Identification
21-24cm. Olive-brown upper and lowerparts, bright yellow belly and lower breast, yellow shoulder patch, long, thin, black bill.
Distribution
South Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Wetlands, grassland and marshes.
Behaviour
The diet includes invertebrates and seeds.
The female builds the nest in vegetation in marshes; 4-5 eggs are laid.