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Sporophila palustris

Photo by Fritz73
Location: Esteros del Ibera, Corrientes, Argentina

[edit] Identification

White throat, cheeks and upper breast, reddish-brown underparts and rump. Grey neck and crown, dark grey wings and tail with a white patch at the base of the primaries. Females are dull brown.

[edit] Distribution

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Wet grassland and marshes

[edit] Behaviour

Diet: is exclusively the seedheads of grasses.
Voice: high-pitched whistles and chiuu sounds

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