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Latest revision as of 14:59, 5 September 2017

Photo by Francisco Paludo
Estrada do Corvo, Quatro Barras, PR, Brazil, May 2017
Sclerurus scansor

Identification

17·5–20 (6¾-7¾ in)

  • Dark brownish face
  • Whitish throat with a scaly appearance
  • Bright chestnut rump
  • Black tail

Distribution

South America: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • S. s. cearensis:
  • North East Brazil (Ceará and northern Bahia)
  • S. s. scansor:

Habitat

Tropical lowland and montain evergreen forests and adjoining secondary growth.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of invertebrates, such as spiders and beetles found in the leaf litter.

Breeding

They re thought to be a monogamous species. Their nest is a hole in the ground.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)

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