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Asthenes baeri
Photo by mariano
Location: Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina

Identification

Broad, indistinct grey supercilium, short, rather stubby bill and an orange-rufous patch on the throat.

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Taxonomy

Belongs to the Furnariidae family. Berlepsch, 1906.

Habitat

Arid scrub and dry woodland.

Behaviour

It forages on the ground and the diet includes ants, beetles and other types of insects.


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