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MAGPIE TANAGER Cissopis leverianus
Its easy to see why this large, long-tailed, black-and-white tanager was given the name Magpie Tanager, its similarity to a Black-billed Magpie Pica pica is undeniable. The largest member of its family it is unmistakeable in Paraguay. He is a sociable bird of humid forest edge, often one of the most visible species in this habitat as a result of his vocal nature and his inability to keep still for more than a few seconds!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3869PH) Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3870PH) Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3871PH) Pair, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu May 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3872PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3873PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3874PH) Adult with juvenile Shiny Cowbird, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE3875PH) Injured adult, Mbaracayú Forest Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Teatske Nieuborg 2007).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE3876VI) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE3877VI) Adult preening, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2010).
Cissopis leverianus
1 (FPAVE3878RE) call recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE3879RE) song recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
3 (FPAVE3880RE) variant song recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2006).
4 (FPAVE3881RE) song recorded Yaguarete Forest, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez August 2000).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website www.xeno-canto.com - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.