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Rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara) Estero Mantagua, Valparaiso, Chile. Feb 17, 2024 Chile,Geotagged,Phytotoma rara,Rufous-tailed plantcutter,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara)

Estero Mantagua, Valparaiso, Chile. Feb 17, 2024

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  1. The cotinga tally continues to increase! Posted one year ago
    1. Individual species seem so unrelated to each other visually, the only thing in common is that they're all weird, in a good way :) Posted one year ago
      1. Yep, cotingas are notoriously one of the most diverse songbird families! Posted one year ago

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The rufous-tailed plantcutter is a passerine bird of southern South America, now placed in the cotinga family. It is a medium-sized bird about 19 centimetres long with a long black tail with a red base. Males have greyish-brown upper parts, a chestnut crown and breast, and dark facial markings.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Mar 13, 2024. Captured Feb 17, 2024 10:13 in 4GG3+55 Quintero, Chile.
  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/14.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO1250
  • 700mm