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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
17 cm.<br />
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist montane forests, particularly pines, and plantations.  
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Moist montane forests and plantations where Brazilian pine grows.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.
 
==References==
 
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
 
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Revision as of 23:27, 22 November 2014

Photo by Rafael Fortes
Campos do Jordão-SP, Brazil, August 2010
Leptasthenura setaria

Identification

17–19 cm

  • Black head with white streaks
  • Distinctive crest
  • Chestnut upperparts, duskier on wings and tail
  • Underparts ochraceous
  • White speckled dusky throat

Distribution

South America: found in south-eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul) to north-eastern Argentina

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist montane forests and plantations where Brazilian pine grows.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

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