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Leucopternis lacernulatus
Photo by Juan J. Culasso
Location: Linhares ES, Brazil

New proposed name 2010 - Amadonastur lacernulatus

Identification

43-48 cm. White head, grey hindcrown, neck and upper back, all-white underparts, black back and wings, some faint whitish mottling on tertials, broad, rounded wings. short white tail, with black base and thin apical band, yellow iris, cere and legs. Immature has dark streaks on crown and nape, rufous-brown tips to wing-coverts and scapulars.

Distribution

Brazil.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, montanes and plantations.

Behaviour

The diet includes invertebrate prey such as spiders and insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.

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