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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
14-15 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, strong white supercilium, brown stripe through the eye and black streaking on the cheeks. White underparts, black barring on the lower belly and brown flanks. The wings and tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and buff-tinged underparts. | 14-15 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, strong white supercilium, brown stripe through the eye and black streaking on the cheeks. White underparts, black barring on the lower belly and brown flanks. The wings and tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and buff-tinged underparts. | ||
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Revision as of 18:46, 23 August 2008
- Thryothorus rufalbus
Identification
14-15 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, strong white supercilium, brown stripe through the eye and black streaking on the cheeks. White underparts, black barring on the lower belly and brown flanks. The wings and tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and buff-tinged underparts.
Distribution
Southwesternmost Mexico to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
