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Cattle tyrant (Picabuey)

Machetornis rixosa

Description:

Small bird commonly seen in uruguayan pastures, it can be seen on the grass, on trees, or simply standing on other animals.

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3 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Que foto bacana!!! A interação dos animais!!!

patty
patty 12 years ago

Thank you very much Karen, I´ll do that =)

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very interesting! As cattle Tyrants feed on parasitic arthropods on mammals, which is an example of mutualism, you should consider adding this to the Symbiotic Relationships mission.

patty
Spotted by
patty

Juan Lacaze, Colonia, Uruguay

Spotted on May 1, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012

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