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GREATER WAGTAIL-TYRANT Stigmatura budytoides
Argumentative, bolshy and brash, the Wagtail-Tyrant is a bird who doesn´t like to be ignored! They move about in pairs or trios, cocking the expressive tail and occasionally fanning it to display the white band and tips. You´ll have to head to the dry Chaco to see him.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1400PH) Adult ventral, Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1401PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1400PH) rear view (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1402PH) Adult preening, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1403PH) Adult, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1404PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1403PH) upperwing (Paul Smith July 2006)
FIGURE A - (FPAVE1405PH) Pair singing, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE1406PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1403PH - FPAVE1404PH) (Paul Smith July 2006)
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