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Photo by Jamfaraco
Florian polis, SC, Brazil, August 2004

Anthus lutescens

[edit] Identification

It has a very long nail in the back toe

[edit] Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: found only in Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are three subspecies:

• A. l. parvus
  • Western Panama
• A. l. lutescens
  • Eastern Colombia to Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, and Argentina
• A. l. peruvianus
  • Coastal northern Peru to extreme northern Chile

[edit] Habitat

Temperate grassland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and pastureland. Often near water.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It displays by flying up singing a very low song and, when it gets to the apex of its flight, it comes down with its wings open like a parachute and emits a buzzing sound that gives it its Portuguese name, "Walking-buzzer".

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

[edit] External Links