CRESTED DORADITO Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
Doraditos (it means little gold ones) are a group of small wetland tyrants with short tails and yellowish plumage. The Crested is the most commonly encountered of the group in Paraguay and is also the easiest to identify - his crest give the game away!!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3451PH) Adult dorsal, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Arne Lesterhuis June 2004).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3452PH) Adult ventral, Departamento Ñeembucú (Alejandro González April 2003 - Paraguayanbirds.com).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3453PH) Adult dorsal, Arroyos y Esteros km 100, Departamento Cordillera (Paul Smith November 2008).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3454PH) Same individual (Clyde Morris November 2008).
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