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Rhinocrypta lanceolata

Identification

21.5cm

  • Olive brown upperparts
  • Pale grey underparts
  • Rufous brown head and crest, streaked white
  • Brown wings
  • Bright rufous flanks and sides
  • Grey brown crissum
  • Dusky long tail
  • Short bill

Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized1: lanceolata and saturata.

Habitat

Dry shrubland, dense thorny undergrowth and forests.

Behaviour

It builds a globe shaped, closed nest, with a side entrance from grass. 2 eggs are laid and incubated for 16-17 days; the young fledge 14-15 days later.

References

  1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

The Wilson bulletin ISSN 0043-5643 CODEN WILBAI

The Birds of South America: The suboscine passerines By Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor, William L. Brown, World Wildlife Fund, World Wildlife Fund (U.S.)

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