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Photo by Juan Tassara
Central Chile
Curaeus curaeus

Identification

All black; long, pointed bill. Female duller.
Immatures: their secondaries and primaries are brownish

Distribution

South America: found in Chile, Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 3 subspecies

  • C. c. curaeus:
  • C. c. recurvirostris:
  • Southern Chile (Magellanes)
  • C. c. reynoldsi:
  • Tierra del Fuego, Navarino and Hoste islands

Habitat

Borders of Atlantic forest, open ground and scrubby areas

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Arthur Grosset

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