Brown-and-yellow Marshbird - BirdForum Opus

Pseudoleistes virescens

Photo by Jamfaraco
Itapirubá, Imbituba, Santa Catarina, Brazil, April 2005

Identification

21-24cm

• Olive-brown upperparts
• Bright yellow belly and lower breast
• Yellow shoulder patch
• Long, thin, black bill

Distribution

South America: found in extreme southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Wetlands, grassland and marshes.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes invertebrates and seeds.

Breeding

The female builds the nest in marshy vegetation. The clutch consists of 4-5 eggs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Arthur Grosset

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-and-yellow Marshbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-and-yellow_Marshbird

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