| Dark-faced Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus Chilean name: Dormilona tontita |
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Chile November 2005 The Dark-faced Ground-tyrant breeds in southern Chile and southern Argentina but migrates northwards in April as far as northern Peru, north-east Argentina and Uruguay. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It returns to its breeding grounds in October. |
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It breeds in grassland near forest edges and Andean slopes but is usually below 1500 metres. It is the darkest ground-tyrant and shows little contrast between its back and its wings and tail. It has a blackish face with no supercilium and in good light you can see the dark brown tone to the head. | |||
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