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First record of Poospiza ornata (Landbeck, 1865) (Passeriformes, Thraupidae) from Paraguay

  • Rubén Meza,
  • Doris Dávalos,
  • Lorena Sforza,
  • Pier Cacciali,
  • Hugo del Castillo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.264
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 2
pp. 264 – 267

Abstract

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Poospiza ornata (Landbeck, 1865) is a Neotropical passerine bird distributed in xerophytic areas of Argentina. It shows migratory or nomadic behavior in winter and occasionally reaches Uruguay. Here we report the presence of P. ornata in Reserva Natural Cañada El Carmen, a Paraguayan protected area in the Dry Chaco. The new data extends the geographic distribution of this species by 347 km northwest from the nearest previously known locality in Formosa Province, Argentina.

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