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Straight-billed Reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris)

Straight-billed Reedhaunter

Limnoctites rectirostris

Near Threatened

Overview

The straight-billed reedhaunter (Limnoctites rectirostris) is a South American bird species in the family Furnariidae. It is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with globally decreasing numbers due to habitat loss.

Habitat

Found in north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, and Uruguay, this species is limited to marshy areas in pampas and campos ranging from coastal lowlands to 1,100 m ASL. A key feature of its prime habitat is an abundant growth of caraguata (spiny eryngos, Eryngium spp.).

Did you know?

Charles Darwin recorded this bird in 1833 at Laguna José Ignacio and Laguna del Diario in Uruguay, where it can still be found today.

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