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Small seed-eating bird of humid tropical lowlands; fairly common. Found in grassy and weedy areas and forest edges, often in same places as slightly larger Thick-billed Seed-Finch. In pairs or small flocks, mixing readily with Morelet's Seedeaters and other seed-eating birds. Note stubby bill (unlike Thick-billed Seed-Finch) and plain brownish olive plumage of female (not rich brown like seed-finch). Males in Mexico and most of Central America are black. In southern Central America and South America males have variable amounts of white on the underparts and rump, hence the name.
Tico Rainforest B&B, Horquetas de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica.
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Superbagnères (Haute-Garonne) le 30 octobre 2016
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Parvindela terricola cinctipennis -- female
The Variable tiger beetle is another of the tiger beetle species designed to cope with a sunny high heat environment. It wasn't until late in the afternoon for the cold rainy day to get warm enough for the beetles to make an appearance. Here the shiny complicated exterior is captured under dark clouds. Ant for supper as usual.