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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Mostly ochraceous with white spots edged in black on the upperside and no barring below; legs red. | Mostly ochraceous with white spots edged in black on the upperside and no barring below; legs red. | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 21 January 2019
- Micropygia schomburgkii
Identification
Mostly ochraceous with white spots edged in black on the upperside and no barring below; legs red.
Distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The inclusion of Costa Rica is based on collection of a single bird near Buenos Aires in the sw.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M. s. schomburgkii - Locally in Guyana and French Guiana
- M. s. chapmani - E Brazil (Bahia) to Mato Grosso and n Bolivia
Habitat
Dry savanna and wet lowland grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
