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Revision as of 17:09, 11 November 2008 by Kits (talk | contribs)
Photo by Arthur Grosset
Atticora melanoleuca

Identification

Glossy blue-black above, white below, narrow black band across the chest, long and deeply forked tail.

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Habitat

Near rivers with rapids and boulders.

Behaviour

The diet includes blackflies.

It nests in crevices in rocks.

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