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Dendrocincla turdina

Alternative name: Plain-winged Woodcreeper

Photo by Aracari
Photo taken: Serra do Mar, Brazil.

Identification

20-21 cm. Plain brown, faint buff streaks on the crown, buff throat, chestnut tail, short and straight bill. The Plain-brown Woodcreeper is similar in appearance but has rufous wings, rump and tail.


Distribution

Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

Taxonomy

It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the Plain-brown Woodcreeper (D. fuliginosa).
Monotypic.

Habitat

Lower and middle levels of forest and woodland from the coast into the foothills.

Behaviour

The diet includes arthropods; it follows army ant swarms in order to catch prey flushed by the ants. It will make sallies to catch insects in flight or snatch them from leaves.

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