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Alternative name: American Painted-snipe

Photo by Fritz73
Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2004

Nycticryphes semicollaris

[edit] Identification

19-23cm
Dark reddish brown head and neck, dark grey brown and black upperparts and wings, wings spotted white, white underparts, pale eye patches, and a crown stripe. Females may tend to be larger and slightly brighter.
Juvenile largely resembles adult.

[edit] Distribution

Lowlands of southeastern Brazil to Paraguay, central Argentina and Chile.

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.
Formerly placed in genus Rostratula.

[edit] Habitat

Lowland wetlands, including wet grasslands, estuaries, rivers and streams.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects, larvae, crustaceans, and seeds.

[edit] Breeding

It builds a shallow cup of grasses and reeds, often surrounded by water. 2-3 eggs are laid.

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