Gubernatrix cristata (Vieillot, 1817)

Fernandez, Juan Manuel, Thomann, Luz, Fandiño, Blas, Cajade, Rodrigo & Hernando, Alejandra, 2021, An annotated checklist of birds of Paraje Tres Cerros, Corrientes province, Argentina, Check List 17 (2), pp. 415-443 : 437

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.2.415

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9278B873-FFE8-FFAD-DD93-2082FC9A13C3

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Marcus

scientific name

Gubernatrix cristata (Vieillot, 1817)
status

 

Gubernatrix cristata (Vieillot, 1817)

Figure 9D

Observations. ARGENTINA • 1 ♀ 2 ♂; Corrientes, La Cruz, Paraje Tres Cerros. Very rare. Highly territorial species. One male and two females recorded in PTC in

2014 foraging in savannas (the location of the record is not detailed because it is a species that is highly persecuted by poachers).

Identification. Males with a conspicuous crest and throat; overall greenish yellow; females similar in pattern to male but differing in color, with gray cheeks and breast.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Emberizidae

Genus

Gubernatrix

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