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Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Lars Hansen and Huguito Cabral and are used with their permission.
PLAIN XENOPS Xenops minutus
The diminutive Xenops, with his bizarrely upturned bill is one of the most endearing of the furnarids (Furnaridae). Little larger than a hummingbird, he makes his way merrily through the canopy, hopping upside down along branches and peering inquisitively in search of foodstuffs, often using his bill like a chisel to prise open crevices and get at what is inside. Xenops are completely arboreal birds and never descend to the ground.
FIGURE 1 - Adult, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June).
FIGURE 2 - Dorsal view same individual (Regis Nossent June).
FIGURE 3 - Upperwing same individual (Paul Smith June).
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