WHITE-BROWED WARBLER Basileuterus leucoblepharus
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For such a little bird, the White-browed Warbler has a massive set of lungs, his ear-splitting, musical song reverberating around the humid forests of the Orient. Catching a glimpse of the performer isn't easy though, he modestly keeps his head down in dense undergrowth where his greenish wings provide excellent camouflage. Though it may not appear so at first glance, he is actually one of the most numerous birds of the forest undergrowth and, like most warblers he is a sucker for psshing, hopping along the ground, perching on fallen logs and eventually revealing himself to be surprisingly tame as he tries to figure out the source of the noise.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2100PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu July 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2101PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel October 2004).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2102PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith August 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2103PH) Adult singing, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu May 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE2104PH) Adult, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2006).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE2105PH) Adult head detail, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2106PH) Nest with eggs, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel October 2006).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2107PH) Same nest with recently hatched chicks, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel October 2006).
VIDEO - (FPAVE3985VI) Adult singing, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2011).
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Basileuterus leucoblepharus
1 (FPAVE2108RE) call recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE2109RE) song recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
3 (FPAVE2110RE) song recorded Sapucaí, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez November 2002).
4 (FPAVE2111RE) song recorded Estancia Quinta Potrero, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez August 2002).
5 (FPAVE2112RE) calls recorded Santa Ines, PN San Rafael, Departamento Itapúa (Myriam Velázquez June 2001).
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