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White-headed Marsh Tyrant
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White-headed Marsh Tyrant
Arundinicola leucocephala
The white-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala), commonly referred to simply as the marsh tyrant, is a small passerine bird belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the sole species within the genus Arundinicola. This diurnal bird, exclusively found in South America, exhibits sexual dimorphism and is known to have monogamous mating behavior.
From the article White-headed marsh tyrant on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species is native to several South American countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. As its name suggests, these tyrants inhabit wetlands in tropical regions, including marshes, bogs, swamps, fens, peatlands, rivers, streams, creeks, and moist savannas. Additionally, many of the previously mentioned countries, such as Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Paraguay, dedicate a substantial amount of land to rice production. A. leucocephala has been reported as one of the many non-aquatic species found in these ricelands. A. leucocephala is a resident bird, but it may travel based on rapid turnover and succession in different environments if suitable conditions arise. Some relocated marsh tyrants have been documented from northeastern Peru and northeastern Ecuador along the Napo River.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
What it does
A. leucocephala is an insectivores, primarily preying on flying insects including dragonflies, grasshoppers, froghoppers and beetles.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 17333.