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SHARP-TAILED GRASS-TYRANT Culicivora caudacuta VULNERABLE
A tiddly little tyrant with a long, pointed tail this species can still be quite numerous in areas of natural, undisturbed grassland. It can be surprisingly hard to see perched midway up grass stems (not at the top) as they blow in the wind. The broad white supercilium is perhaps the most obvious field mark.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE659PH) Pair, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE660PH) Adult lateral, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Jonathan Newman October 2009).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE661PH) Adult lateral, Yacyreta, Departamento Misiones (Arne Lesterhuis August 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE662PH) Same individual ventral (Arne Lesterhuis August 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE663PH) Same individual dorsal (Arne Lesterhuis August 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE664PH) Adult, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE665PH) Same individual as (FPAVE661PH - FPAVE663PH) upperwing (Arne Lesterhuis August 2007).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3072PH) Adult lateral, Kanguery, Departamento Itapúa (Matt Denton October 2010).
VIDEO - (FPAVE658VI) Adult, Estancia Kanguery, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith October 2010).
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Culicivora caudacuta
1 (FPAVE666RE) Calls by pair following playback  recorded Aguara-Ñu, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Juan Mazar Barnett November 1997).
2 (FPAVE667RE) Calls recorded Tapyta, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez August 2001).
3 (FPAVE668RE) Calls recorded Tapyta, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez August 2001).
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