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South-eastern [[Brazil]] (central Bahia to Minas Gerais and northern São Paulo) | South-eastern [[Brazil]] (central Bahia to Minas Gerais and northern São Paulo) | ||
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Grassland dominated by rocks or scrub. | Grassland dominated by rocks or scrub. | ||
Revision as of 22:29, 12 July 2014
- Polystictus superciliaris
Identification
9·5 cm
Buffy-pink below, greyish above, with white supercilium and buffy wing bars and edging; central crown has a semi-concealed white patch.
Distribution
South America
South-eastern Brazil (central Bahia to Minas Gerais and northern São Paulo)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Grassland dominated by rocks or scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
This species is a flycatcher, mainly eating insects.
Breeding
There is little information available. They lay 1-2 eggs in a small cup nest of rootlets and moss from July to September.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-backed Tachuri. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-backed_Tachuri
