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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Black throat and chest, white lower face and belly, streaked black and rufous back, black wing-coverts with  white spots, male has a white supercilium, female's is buffy. The female is streaked across the breast especially on the sides. The tail is long with white external feathers.
 
Black throat and chest, white lower face and belly, streaked black and rufous back, black wing-coverts with  white spots, male has a white supercilium, female's is buffy. The female is streaked across the breast especially on the sides. The tail is long with white external feathers.
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
It is monotypic within the genus Myrmorchilus.
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Two subspecies are recognized, ''strigilatus'' and ''suspicax''.  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Dry forests.
 
Dry forests.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Myrmorchilus+strigilatus}}
 
{{GSearch|Myrmorchilus+strigilatus}}
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Revision as of 00:21, 31 July 2008

Myrmorchilus strigilatus

Identification

Black throat and chest, white lower face and belly, streaked black and rufous back, black wing-coverts with white spots, male has a white supercilium, female's is buffy. The female is streaked across the breast especially on the sides. The tail is long with white external feathers.

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized, strigilatus and suspicax.

Habitat

Dry forests.

Behaviour

External Links

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