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Revision as of 10:53, 11 February 2016

Photo by Rogerio Araújo Dias
Brasilia, Brazil
Xolmis velata

Xolmis velatus

Identification

  • Mostly white head
  • White rump
  • White stripe on the grey wings visible in flight

Distribution

South America: found in eastern Brazil, north-eastern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry savanna and pastureland near water.

Behaviour

Diet

Consists mostly of flying insects.

Photo by jocateme
Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, July 2007

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Arthur Grosset

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