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Photo by Luiz
Photo taken: Vista Linda Hotel, Itatiaia, Brasil.
Myiarchus ferox

Identification

Black bill, two dull grey wing-bars and pale grey edging to the wing feathers.

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • M.f. brunnescens
  • M.f. ferox
  • M.f. australis

Habitat

Edges and borders of forest and woodland.

Behaviour

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.

External Links

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