RS, Brazil.
Known locally as "sanhaçu-frade".
This species is purple-blue with a white crown characterised by a small red patch, and it is found mostly in open areas in southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Uruguay.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Thraupidae
Subfamily: Thraupinae
Genus: Stephanophorus Strickland, 1841
Species: S. diadematus (Temminck, 1823)
Binomial name: Stephanophorus diadematus
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Location: Botanical Gardens of Brasilia - Brazil.
It's a thickset bird with a total length of approximately 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in).
In terms of behavior, this is a typical Thamnophilus antshrike. It is generally found singly or in pairs at low levels, often within dense undergrowth. Consequently, it can often be difficult to see it well.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Thamnophilidae
Subfamily: Thamnophilinae
Tribe: Thamnophilini
Genus: Thamnophilus Vieillot, 1816
Species: T. caerulescens Vieillot, 1816
Subspecies: T. c. ochraceiventer
Scientific name: Thamnophilus caerulescens ochraceiventer
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Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Eudesmia ruficollis is a species of lichen moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Brazil and Argentina.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Subtribe: Eudesmiina
Genus: Eudesmia Hübner, 1823
Species: E. ruficollis (Donovan, 1798)
Binomial name: Eudesmia ruficollis
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Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil
Known locally as "rabo-branco-rubro".
This species is 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weighs only 1.8 to 3 g (0.06 to 0.11 oz), making it one of the smallest birds known and also one of the the smallest hermits (if not the smallest Phaethornithinae).
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Phaethornithinae
Genus: Phaethornis Swainson, 1827
Species: P. ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
Binomial name: Phaethornis ruber
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Fazenda Grotão - Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Phyllomyias Cabanis & Heine, 1859
Species: P. fasciatus (Thunberg, 1822)
Binomial name: Phyllomyias fasciatus
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