WHITE-BROWED BLACKBIRD Sturnella superciliaris
A distinctive pot-bellied grassland blackbird which can be abundant in places. In flocks in winter, they split into pairs in the breeding season when males perform a fantastic aerial dance to wow females. Unusually these Blackbirds breed in worn plumage, the fresh plumage having brownish edges and fringes to the feathers that wear to produce the blackish breeding plumage.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4174PH) Adult male breeding, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith April 2015).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE4175PH) Adult male breeding, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE4176PH) Adult male breeding, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE4177PH) Adult male breeding dorsal view, Lolita, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE4178PH) Adult male non-breeding, Capitán Miranda, Departamento Itapúa (Hemme Batjes July 2005)
VIDEO A - (FPAVE4179VI) Same individual as (FPAVE4174PH) (Paul Smith April 2015).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE4180VI) Same individual as (FPAVE4175PH) (Paul Smith September 2006).
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