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Disambiguation: For the Eurasian species Cisticola juncidis, see Zitting Cisticola
Alternative name: American Fan-tailed Warbler

Photo by Raul Padilla
Huehuetla, Mexico, Cloud Forest, November 2010

Basileuterus lachrymosus

Euthlypis lachrymosa

[edit] Identification

Distinctive white spots around the eye, long tail and distinctive colour patterns

[edit] Distribution

Western Mexico to Nicaragua.

Photo by Raul Padilla
Huehuetla, Mexico, Cloud Forest, November 2010

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly placed in genus Euthlypis.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

Alway on or near the ground, actively searching for insects.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase

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