15/08/2005;
Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil.
200 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 1. Lepidocolaptes angustirostris prefers semi-open habitats. I have seen the species in farming areas with scattered trees and pasture land, but not in the arboreal Caatinga and dry forest of Reserva Ecológica Mãe-da-Lua,
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15/08/2005;
Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil.
200 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 2. There are 8 subspecies recognized for Lepidocolaptes angustirostris. The local taxon L. a. bahiae is characterized by ochraceous to cinnamon underparts without distinct streaking (Marantz et al. 2003). Compare with plate 37, nr. 40 in HBW 8.
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