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Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil April 2004 The Great Antshrike is found in two disjunct areas: the south-east of Brazil with adjacent Argentina; and the area where Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina meet. |
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In south-east Brazil it is found in Atlantic Rain Forest and is associated with stands of bamboo. In the Andes it occupies evergreen forest up to 2600m while in adjacent lowlands it is found in dense thickets in Chaco woodland. It feeds on insects, slugs and small vertebrates. They forage in dense vegetation moving in short flights or hops using their strong-looking legs. (see 4th photo) |
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It is spectacularly large with a heavy, very hooked bill and a long tail. The male has a black crown and is black with narrow white bands on the upperparts and pale grey below. The female, shown in these photos, has a mainly chestnut crown with black tips. Upperparts have broad black bands on ochraceous-buff and underparts are dull buff. | |||
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