- Stymphalornis acutirostris
Alternate name - Marsh Wren
Identification
Male brownish upperside, greyish underside, shoulder black with white spots. Female similar upperside, streaked black and paler underside. The white dots on the shoulder may come together as two white wing bars.
Distribution
Brazil in coastal Paraná, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo states. Endangered.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Marshland, riverine and mangrove swamps.
Behaviour
Eats insects and other arthropods.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Birdlife
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7