LITTLE THORNBIRD Phacellodromus sibilatrix FAUNA PARAGUAY

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LITTLE THORNBIRD Phacellodromus sibilatrix
Scampering about mouse-like on the ground a family of Little Thornbird goes about its daily business. They keep constant contact with thin, lispy calls, quite unlike the loud chatters of their relatives. In fact they don´t look much like other thornbirds at all, you are more likely to confuse them with a Short-billed Canastero in their limited Chaco range.

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FIGURE 1 - Adult, Ruta Trans-Chaco km650 (Paul Smith July).
FIGURE 2 - Same individual head detail (Paul Smith July).
FIGURE 3 - Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith July).
FIGURE 4 - Nest, Fortín Toledo, Central Chaco (Paul Smith July).
VIDEO - Same individual as Figs 1-3 (Paul Smith July).