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Polioptila lactea

[edit] Identification

• Cream white underparts
• Cream white forehead, cheeks and throat
• Dark brown crown, back and tail
• Dark iris
• Grey legs

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in the lowlands of south-eastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Lowland moist forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The nest is cupshaped and is built from lichens, leaves and moss.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Wikipedia
3. The Neotropical Ornithological Society

• List of references

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