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LESSER NOTHURA Nothura minor CERRADO VULNERABLE
The smallest of the Nothuras, the Lesser is a rare cerrado endemic that is easily-overlooked. Best detected by its piping call most often heard at dusk, there then begins the painstaking task of trying to locate exactly where the noise is coming from - the voice has a strange distant quality!! This species was considered a Brazilian endemic until its remarkable discovery in Paraguay in 2003 by Juan Klavins and co!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE72PH) Adult head detail, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Juan Klavins 2003).
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