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Photo by Xyko Paludo
Altiplano, Brasília, DF, Brasil, January, 2017
Neopelma pallescens

Identification

Distribution

South America: found in lower Amazonian Brazil; central and eastern Brazil to north-eastern Bolivia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry and moist forests, dry shrubland.

Behaviour

Photo by arthurgrosset
Carajas, Para, Brazil, January 2002

Breeding

The males display on a low perch jumping a few centimetres and sometimes turning round in mid-air before landing again.

Vocalisations

It can produce a curious gong-like noise by beating its wings together.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BF Member observations

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