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Campylorhynchus turdinus

Photo by tf1044x
Photo taken: Mato Grosso area of Brazil.

[edit] Identification

20 cm. Brown grey head and mantle, dull brown wings and upper tail with dense blackish barring, white underparts spotted with dusky, whitish eye-brow, long tail is commonly held cocked, slightly decurved bill.

[edit] Distribution

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are three main subspecies:

The nominate subspecies, C. t. turdinus, is found in eastern Brazil.

C. turdinus hypostictus is found in south-eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, Brazil south of the Amazon River.

C. t. unicolor is found in Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and far north of Argentina.

[edit] Habitat

Open woodland and moist forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects, vegetable matter and small invertebrates.

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