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Pyroderus scutatus
Photo by Robert Scanlon
Location: Nr Pereira, Colombia.

Identification

Distribution

Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana.

Taxonomy

Five subspecies are recognized1: scutatus, occidentalis, masoni, granadensis, and orenocensis.

Habitat

Moist midlevel forests and montanes.

Behaviour

Rarely flies above canopy.

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

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