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Thryothorus rufalbus

Photo by Steve G

[edit] Identification

14-15 cm. Chestnut brown upperparts, darker crown, strong white supercilium, brown stripe through the eye and black streaking on the cheeks. White underparts, black barring on the lower belly and brown flanks. The wings and tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and buff-tinged underparts.

[edit] Distribution

Southwesternmost Mexico to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Dry forests or, in wetter areas, more open scrubby woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects, spiders and other invertebrates.

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