SAFFRON-BILLED SPARROW Arremon flavirostris
A handsome bird of thick undergrowth, the Saffron-billed Sparrow usually gives his presence away with his thin, buzzy vocalisations. Boldly-marked, his head pattern recalls the Golden-billed Saltator, a Chaco bird that fortunately never occurs in the same areas.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2792PH) Adult lateral, Rio Apa, Departamento Concepción (Hugo del Castillo August 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1516PH) Adult lateral, Mbaracayú Itaipu Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1517PH) Adult ventral, Mbaracayú Itaipu Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1518PH) Adult lateral, Itabó Itaipu Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1519PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1518PH) ventral view (Paul Smith October 2008).
VIDEO - (FPAVE1520VI) Adult, Mbaracayú Itaipu Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Arremon flavirostris
1 (FPAVE1521RE) Song  recorded Aguara-Ñu, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Juan Mazar Barnett December 1997).
2 (FPAVE1522RE) Song  recorded Limoy Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez September 2000).
3 (FPAVE1523RE) Song  recorded Itabó Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez May 2000).
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