"i am the most noble specimen u will encounter today" -- perfectly posed & poised antpitta

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"i am king of this forest & u will not pass" -- bossy antpitta

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Want to know about the #evolutionary and #ecological drivers of innate #songVariation in Neotropical fire-eye #antbirds? Read about the role of #introgression, #morphology, #environment and #geographic space on song variation.

Article by Maldonado-Coelho et al. now available ahead of print!

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/725016

One of my favorite bird experiences ever was hanging out with this male Hairy-crested Antbird (Rhegmatorhina melanosticta) at Reserva Natural Palmari, Brazil.

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