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OCHRE-FACED TODY-FLYCATCHER Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
That slightly flatulent noise coming from within the dense stand of Chusquea bamboo is produced by this tiny flycatcher. You can spend ages trying to get a good look at him in there, but you´re never likely to get more than a brief glimpse - which is a shame because he is a pretty little bird! Fortunately he responds well to psshing (one of the few Paraguayan birds that does!) and before long he´ll come to you. You´ll still need an element of luck to see him well, but at least its a start!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2233PH) Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2234PH) Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2004).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2235PH) Adult, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Regis Nossent June 2005).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2236PH) Adult upperwing, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE2237PH) Same individual underwing (Paul Smith March 2007).
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Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
1 (FPAVE2238RE) call  recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE2239RE) call  recorded Estancia Golondrina, Departamento Canindeyú (Myriam Velázquez October 2000).
Click the links to hear the calls. 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.