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OCHRE-FACED TODY-FLYCATCHER Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
That slightly flatulent noise coming from within the dense stand of Chusquea bamboo is produced by this tiny flycatcher. You can spend ages trying to get a good look at him in there, but you´re never likely to get more than a brief glimpse - which is a shame because he is a pretty little bird! Fortunately he responds well to psshing (one of the few Paraguayan birds that does!) and before long he´ll come to you. You´ll still need an element of luck to see him well, but at least its a start!
FIGURE 1 - Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2004 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 3 - Adult, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Regis Nossent June).
FIGURE 4 - Adult upperwing, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 5 - Same individual underwing (Paul Smith March - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps call recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
Click the links to hear the calls. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website www.xeno-canto.com - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.