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Conothraupis mesoleuca
Photo by WHP
Emas National Park, Goiás, Brazil, December 2008

Identification

16 cm
Male

  • Black
  • White belly and lower breast
  • Stout white bill

Female:

  • Olive brown above
  • Pale olive brown breast
  • Buffy white lower breast and belly
  • Dull olive bill

Distribution

Photo by WHP
Emas National Park, Brazil, December 2008

South America: found in south-western Brazil (Goias and Mato Grosso do Sul, redisccovered in 2003)

There is an unconfirmed report of a female from Bolivia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Very waterlogged gallery forest with many palms and bamboos in the understorey.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Song: tchi, tchi, tchi, tchi, tchi, tchirrrrrrrrrrr, tzarrrrrrrrrrr, zíiiiiiiiiiiiiii.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International
  3. BF Member observations

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