Straight-billed Reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris)

Bagé, RS, Brazil.

 

This is a rare and localized furnariid, strongly tied to wetlands dominated by Eryngium ("gravatá").

 

Endemic to southern Brazil, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina, this secretive bird is often difficult to spot, which makes capturing a full-body view like this all the more rewarding.

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

Subamily: Furnariinae

Tribe: Synallaxini

Genus: Limnoctites Hellmayr, 1925

Species: L. rectirostris (Gould, 1839)

Binomial name: Limnoctites rectirostris

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