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Myrmorchilus strigilatus

[edit] Identification

Black throat and chest, white lower face and belly, streaked black and rufous back, black wing-coverts with white spots, male has a white supercilium, female's is buffy. The female is streaked across the breast especially on the sides. The tail is long with white external feathers.

[edit] Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized, strigilatus and suspicax.

[edit] Habitat

Dry forests.

[edit] Behaviour

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