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WHITE-RUMPED TANAGER Cypsnagra hirundinacea
Though apparently ideal habitat is fairly widespread in Paraguay, the White-rumped Tanager occurs regularly at only one single location in the country - Laguna Blanca, making it a species of national conservation concern. Here they rove around in small family groups, led by a dominant pair - the parents of the other group members. The dominant pair combine to produce a remarkable duet in the early morning, standing with head raised and wings and tails vibrated rapidly. The other family members remain in close attendance, but none of them dares join in the performance!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1667PH) Adult ventral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Jerry Cooper April 2009).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2686PH) Adult ventral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Matt Denton October 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1668PH) Adult ventral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1669PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1668PH) dorsal view (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1670PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE1671PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1670PH) upperwing (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2413PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (John T. Smit January 2011  http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2414PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2413PH) head detail (John T. Smit January 2011  http://science.naturalis.nl/smitj).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE1672VI) Same individual as (FPAVE1668PH - FPAVE1669PH)  (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE1673VI) Pair singing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Cypsnagra hirundinacea
1 (FPAVE1674RE) Duet recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez June 2000).
2 (FPAVE1675RE) Call recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez April 2000).
3 (FPAVE1676RE) Call recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez April 2000).
4 (FPAVE1677RE) Short call recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez April 2000).
5 (FPAVE1678RE) Single call recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez April 2000).
6 (FPAVE1679RE) Chit call recorded Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Myriam Velázquez April 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.