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UNICOLOURED BLACKBIRD Agelasticus cyanopus
Looking at a photograph of the brightly-coloured female, the name Unicoloured Blackbird seems quite inappropriate. However, when applied to the wholly black male the reasoning behind it becomes a bit clearer. Unicoloureds are marsh blackbirds, superficially like other all black members of their family, but with a long, thin bill and flattened head that gives them a quite different aspect. Like many members of their family they possess a wide and pleasant vocal repertoire, interspersed with some nastier notes!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE349PH) Adult male, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE350PH) Adult male ventral, Centre de Recherche, km293 Ruta Trans-Chaco, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Jerry Cooper October 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE351PH) Adult female, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE352PH) Adult female lateral, Centre de Recherche, km293 Ruta Trans-Chaco, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Clyde Morris October 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE353PH) Immature male, Fuerte Olimpo, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE33334PH) Adult female, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Roberto Derna November 2011).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE354VI) Same individual as (FPAVE353PH) (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE355VI) Same individual as (FPAVE350PH) (Paul Smith October 2007).
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