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BLACK-CAPPED DONACOBIUS Donacobius atricapilla
Exactly what a Donacobius is is something that has had ornithologists debating for century. OK, its a big, noisy, sociable, handsome-looking marshbird with a black-and-white tail, but what are its closest relatives? For a long time it was thought to be a wren, the biggest in the world in fact, then it was thought to be a mockingbird (the new name Mockingthrush was even suggested!), then back to being a wren again, and now it has been separated into its own family, awaiting a name - or else awaiting a move somewhere else!!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3549PH) Adult ventral view, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3550PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3549PH) dorsal view (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3551PH) Adult ventral view, Departamento Ñeembucú (Arne Lesterhuis June 2004).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3552PH) Adult ventral view, Arroyo Clementina, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3553PH) Juvenile, Arroyo Clementina, Departamento San Pedro (Jerry Cooper April 2009).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3554PH) Juveniles, Arroyo Clementina, Departamento San Pedro (Jerry Cooper April 2009).
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