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Male. Photo by Jamfaraco
Photo taken: Laguna/SC, Brazil.

Female. Photo by Gary Clark.
Location: Coquimbo, Chile

Agelaius thilius

[edit] Identification

Male - black, yellow shoulders and underwing coverts.

Female - a pale supercilium and heavy streaking below.

[edit] Distribution

South Brazil, Uruguay, central Argentina, central Chile, Bolivia and Peru.

[edit] Taxonomy

There is no agreement at all on which genus this bird belongs to: in addition to Agelaius, it has been placed in Chrysomus and latest Agelasticus.

[edit] Habitat

Swamps, intertidal marshes, pastureland always close to water.

[edit] Behaviour

The female builds the nest which is placed in tall grasses close to water. 2-4 eggs are laid and are incubated by the female for 13 days.

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