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Xanthopsar flavus

Photo by Jamfaraco
Photo taken: Lages, Santa Catarina, SE Brazil.

[edit] Identification

Bright yellow head, rump and underparts, black nape, upperparts, tail, bill and legs. The female is less brilliantly coloured, with a streaky olive-brown crown and upperparts, and yellow rump, eyebrow and underparts. In both sexes a dark brown stripe runs from the bill to the eye.

[edit] Distribution

Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. This bird is becoming rare

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species; sometimes it is placed in the genus Agelaius.

[edit] Habitat

Agricultural land and marshes.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes arthropods.

Nests are built in vegetation by the female who lays eggs between September and January. During incubation the male feeds himself and the female as well as defending the territory. Both parents contribute to feeding the young.

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