PEARLY-VENTED TODY-TYRANT Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Wherever you travel in Paraguay you are likely to come across this adaptable little character. With his erectile head feathers making him look like a real big-head when he gets annoyed, and his bright yellow eye casting a wicked stare, you can be grateful that he is barely longer than your thumb! He may be found anywhere from scrub to Chaco woodland and even cerrado, absent only from the humid forest.
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FIGURE 1 - Adult ventral, Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Marcelo Bombaci October 2007).
FIGURE 2 - Adult, Laguna Capitán, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - Adult, Ruta Trans-Chaco km650 (Paul Smith July)
FIGURE 4 - Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith July).
FIGURE 5 - Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Derek Onley July 2010).
FIGURE 6 - Nest, Bahía Negra (Paul Smith September 2006).
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Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
1 chew call recorded Laguna Bombacha, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
2 typical call recorded Laguna Bombacha, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
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