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Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Matt Denton and Karina Diarte and are used with their permission.
CINEREOUS TYRANT Knipolegus striaticeps CHACO
Up in the High Chaco lives this little flycatcher. The sooty-grey male looks like a little chimney sweep, his plumage offset by a bright blue bill and dramatic red eye. For some reason females are much easier to see, despite their drab brownish plumage. Perhaps because females tend to forage low down whilst males prefer the tops of the Chaco trees.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE838PH) Adult male, location unknown (Karina Diarte Photography).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE839PH) Adult male, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE840PH) Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2651PH) Adult female, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Matt Denton October 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE841PH) Adult female, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Hemme Batjes July 2006).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE842PH) Adult female, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE843PH) Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith July 2006).
VIDEO - (FPAVE844VI) Adult female, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2010).
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