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SPOT-BACKED ANTSHRIKE Hypoedaleus guttatus ATLANTIC FOREST
Up in the densest part of the Atlantic forest canopy lives this secretive antshrike, clambering about in the branches and going about his business oblivious to the world below. They are not hard to see, but finding them is facilitated by the constant rising and falling vibrating call of males. If you can locate the tree in which the voice is coming from sit patiently and look up as long as your neck can stand the strain. Eventually you´ll see him moving about!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1853PH) Adult male, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1854PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE1855VI) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2010).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE1856VI) Same individual as (FPAVE1853PH) , another bird calls a vibrating breeeeeuuuuw at one stage in the background. Also calling are Eared Pygmy-Tyrant (tic-tic-tic...) and Golden-crowned Warbler (harsh squawks!) (Paul Smith September 2006).
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Hypoedaleus guttaus
1 (FPAVE1857RE) alarm call recorded Di Tore, PN San Rafael (Myriam Velázquez July 2000).
2 (FPAVE1858RE) song recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
3 (FPAVE1859RE) alarm call recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
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.
