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Photograph taken at Laguna Los Pozuelos, Jujuy, Argentina

Metriopelia aymara

[edit] Identification

The lesser coverts have iridescent gold spots which are difficult to see except in good light. The tertials have two blackish spots, not always visible.

[edit] Distribution

South America: found from the Andes of southern Peru to north-west Argentina and northern Chile

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic

[edit] Habitat

Puna

[edit] Behaviour

It looks small, round and legless and usually has its short tail pointed downwards like a quail.

[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.

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