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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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8–10 cm<br />
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'''Male'''
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*Blackish crown
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*Bushy crest
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Guianas]], [[Suriname]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Argentina]]
 
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Dry savanna and seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
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Dry savanna with scattered shrubs and areas with taller grass.
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Their main diet consists of insects.
 
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Revision as of 19:21, 13 March 2015

Polystictus pectoralis

Identification

8–10 cm
Male

  • Blackish crown
  • Bushy crest

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Guianas, Suriname, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Photo by Fritz73
Ceibas, Entre Rios, Argentina, 2004

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • P. p. bogotensis:
  • Western Colombia (Cauca Valley and Cundinamarca)
  • P. p. brevipennis:
  • P. p. pectoralis:

Habitat

Dry savanna with scattered shrubs and areas with taller grass.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
  4. Wikipedia

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