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Sturnella militaris
Black bird with the red belly. It is not shy. Male.
Amazon forest
"Its scientific name means: do (Latin) sturnus = starling; and mille, milia, millia, or militaris = thousand, thousand or large amount, military ⇒ (abundant starling, or military starling). Reference to the 18th century European military uniform (when this bird was described by Linnaeus, 1758), which had a red-colored chest." - wikiaves.com.br
Spotted on Jul 22, 2019
Submitted on Sep 14, 2019
2 Comments
I agree with Sukanya.. what an excellent name.
Loved the name too.