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Celeus flavescens

[edit] Identification

Black upperparts with narrow white or buff stripes, blond crest, red malar and cheek band. Female - black streaks.

[edit] Distribution

Amazonian Brazil to eastern Bolivia and northeast Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• C. f. ochraceus:

• Lower Amazonian and eastern Brazil south to eastern Bahia

• C. f. intercedens:

• Eastern Brazil (western Bahia to Goiás and Minas Gerais)

• C. f. flavescens:

• Eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina

[edit] Habitat

Humid forest, savanna and scrub.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes ants, termites and fruit.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

• List of references

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