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| | ;[[:Category:Taoniscus|Taoniscus]] nanus | | ;[[:Category:Taoniscus|Taoniscus]] nanus |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | Length 15cm. Very small size is distinctive. Reddish-brown spotted with black above, buff below barred with brown on breast and flanks. Crown blackish. | + | Length 15cm<br /> |
| | + | Very small size is distinctive. Reddish-brown spotted with black above, buff below barred with brown on breast and flanks. Crown blackish. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | Southwest [[Brazil]] and [[Paraguay]]. Resident. | + | [[South America]]: found in interior south-eastern [[Brazil]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Misiones) |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | Monotypic. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Scrub and open woodland. | | Scrub and open woodland. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes grass seeds, termites, insects and arthropods. | | The diet includes grass seeds, termites, insects and arthropods. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase |
| | + | #Wikipedia |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Taoniscus+nanus}} | | {{GSearch|Taoniscus+nanus}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Taoniscus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Taoniscus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
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- Taoniscus nanus
[edit] Identification
Length 15cm
Very small size is distinctive. Reddish-brown spotted with black above, buff below barred with brown on breast and flanks. Crown blackish.
[edit] Distribution
South America: found in interior south-eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones)
[edit] Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
[edit] Habitat
Scrub and open woodland.
[edit] Behaviour
The diet includes grass seeds, termites, insects and arthropods.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
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