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Pantanal, Brazil
Phaethornis subochraceus

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)

  • Brownish overall plumage
  • Buff belly
  • Elongated second pair of rectrices

Distribution

South America: found in the lowlands of eastern Bolivia and adjacent Brazil (western Mato Grosso).

Taxonomy

Photo by kitefarrago
Araras Lodge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 2017

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Deciduous and dry semi-deciduous forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of nectar and small arthropods.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)

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