Adult male © David Robichaud eBird S34806363 Macaulay Library ML 69081031
Female © David Samata Flores
Adult male © David M. Bell
Immature male © VERONICA ARAYA GARCIA
Immature male © David Samata Flores
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Adult male © Patrick MONNEY
Adult male © Chris Howard

Andesnegrito Lessonia oreas

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Identification

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Tiny little terrestrial flycatcher, fairly common locally in open habitats of the high Andes, especially bogs and lakeshores. Feeds mainly by hopping on the ground, but perches readily on posts and fences. No similar species in range: male is black with a bright rusty back; female is dark sooty brown with a dull rusty back. In flight both sexes show whitish flash in wings (absent in Austral Negrito, which occurs in lowlands to the south).

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