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RUFOUS CASIORNIS Casiornis rufus
The uniformly rufous plumage of this species didn´t leave much room for imagination with his common name. He is a tyrant flycatcher, adapted to dry forest and edge habitats where he is usually found in pairs, sitting unobtrusively on a branch watching the world go by.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE464PH) Adult dorsal view, Naranjaty, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Alberto Esquivel July 2004).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE465PH) Adult , Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE466PH) Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith November).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE467PH) Adult, PN Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE468PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Derek Onley July 2010).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE2646PH) Adult ventral, PN Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Matt Denton October 2010).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2809PH) Adult ventral, PN Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3897PH) Adult ventral, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Hugo del Castillo October 2011)
VIDEO A - (FPAVE469VI) Adult, Madrejón, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith November 2010).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE2810VI) Same individual as (FPAVE2809VI) (Paul Smith July 2011).
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Casiornis rufus
1 (FPAVE470RE) Calls  recorded Reserva Biológica Itabó, Departamento Alto Paraganá (Myriam Velázquez September 2000).
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