MANY-COLOURED CHACO-FINCH Saltatricula multicolor CHACO
Pretty? Yes! Many-coloured? Maybe that is going a bit too far! He is a large finch, common in the dry Chaco where he is a frequent member of the mixed ground-feeding, seed-eating flocks that gather in winter. With its striking yellow bill and distinctive head pattern it is often mistaken for the Golden-billed Saltator which occurs alongside him, but the Saltator is much bigger, duller and lacks any white on the tail.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2688PH) Adult, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Hemme Batjes July 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2689PH) Adult dorsal, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Matt Denton October 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2690PH) Adult dorsal, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2691PH) Adult ventral, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Jerry Cooper October 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE2692PH) Adult ventral, PN Médanos del Chaco, Departamento Boquerón  (Jonathan Newman October 2009).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE2693PH) Adult, Ruta Trans-Chaco, Departamento Boquerón (Clyde Morris October 2008).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE2694PH) Adult, Ruta Trans-Chaco km650, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE2695PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2694PH) head detail (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE2696PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2694PH) upperwing (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE2697PH) Adult infested with ticks, Ruta Trans-Chaco km650, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2698VI) Adult male, Ruta Trans-Chaco km650, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
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Saltatricula multicolor
1 (FPAVE2699RE) call  recorded Fortín Toledo, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
2 (FPAVE2700RE) song  recorded  Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
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