WREN-LIKE RUSHBIRD Phleocryptes melanops
Wren-like indeed, this is a mouse-like inhabitant of dense wetlands where he can be difficult to observe. Despite very few historical records, recent observations suggest that it may be a fairly frequent winter visitor to Paraguay that has apparently been overlooked
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE364PH) Adult, Jakob Unger Museum, Filadelfia, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith November 2010).
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