Relatively short-billed...in
southeastern Brazil and in
adjacent Paraguay and Argentina.
Selenidera maculirostris
(L 14" Wt 4.9-7.1 oz)
Intervales State Park
13Oct2017
Selenidera in Greek means moon
neck; maculostris in Latin means
spot bill.
Bills and beaks are a defining
characteristic of birds.
(R Lederer and C Burr)
© Alberto
Madroño
Macaulay
Library