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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | North-west, central and southern [[Argentina]] and southern [[Chile]]. Resident. | + | North-west, central and southern [[Argentina]] and a small area in southern [[Chile]]. Resident. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Races ''intermedia'', ''magnistriata'' and ''riojana'' all occur in parts of northwest [[Argentina]], ''albida'' in western [[Argentina]], ''elegans'' in central and ''multiguttata'' in east-central [[Argentina]], ''devia'' in southwest [[Argentina]] and ''patagonica'' in southern parts of [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. | + | Races ''intermedia'', ''magnistriata'' and ''riojana'' all occur in parts of northwest [[Argentina]], ''albida'' in western [[Argentina]], ''elegans'', ''numida'' and ''wetmorei'' in central and ''multiguttata'' in east-central [[Argentina]], ''devia'' in southwest [[Argentina]] and ''patagonica'' in southern parts of [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrub and open woodland. | Scrub and open woodland. | ||
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Both sexes form a hollow in the ground which serves as the nest. The male incubates the eggs and cares for the young. | Both sexes form a hollow in the ground which serves as the nest. The male incubates the eggs and cares for the young. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}# Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3 | ||
Wikipedia | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 1 February 2010
- Eudromia elegans
Identification
Greyish-brown to blackish-brown above finely spotted with white. Whitish to pale buff below, heavily barred with black. Head has black crest, long and thin and curving forwards, and dusky stripe behind eye bordered above and below by white stripes.
Length 39cm.
Distribution
North-west, central and southern Argentina and a small area in southern Chile. Resident.
Taxonomy
Races intermedia, magnistriata and riojana all occur in parts of northwest Argentina, albida in western Argentina, elegans, numida and wetmorei in central and multiguttata in east-central Argentina, devia in southwest Argentina and patagonica in southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
Habitat
Scrub and open woodland.
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds, leaves, fruits and insects.
Both sexes form a hollow in the ground which serves as the nest. The male incubates the eggs and cares for 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.
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
Wikipedia
