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Emas National Park, Brazil, 2008
Oryzoborus maximiliani

Identification

14·5–16·5 cm

  • Very large bill
  • Long tail

Distribution

Central and South America: found from east Colombia to northern Bolivia, the Guianas and from eastern Bolivia east to south central and southeast Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

They are found in grassland, shrubby areas and marshland near water.

Behaviour

Diet

Seed-eaters, but apart from that not a lot is known.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)

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