- Phleocryptes melanops
Identification
13.5–14.5 cm
- Dark brown crown
- Buffy supercilium
- Brown back with whitish streaks
- Brown tail
- Brown wings with rufous patches
- Buff-edged white throat and belly
Sexes similar
Distribution
South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are four subspecies:
- P. m. brunnescens in coastal Peru
- P. m. schoenobaenus in the highlands of Peru, Bolivia and NW Argentina
- P. m. loaensis in N Chile
- P. m. melanops from S Brazil to C Chile, C Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
An additional subspecies P.M. juninensis is not recognised by all authorities[1].
Habitat
Reedbeds, marshes, swamps, in both fresh and brackish water.
Behaviour
A quick, small shy bird.
Diet
The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.
Breeding
A spherical nest is built and attached to reeds, with a side entrance near the top. Both adults incubate the eggs and rear the young.
References
- 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.
- Avibase
- Ansers.com
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Wren-like Rushbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wren-like_Rushbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
