Monzhita the widow [1] ( lat. Xolmis irupero ) - a bird from the tyrannous family.
| Monjita the widow |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Suborder : | Screaming passerines |
| Infrastructure : | Tyrannides |
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| International scientific name |
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Xolmis irupero ( Vieillot , 1823 ) |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22700035 |
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Content
Monjita the widow is a bright white bird, with dark eyes, black legs and a short beak. The outer wings have a dark black edging, the tail is short, scalloped.
Monjita widow is widespread in central and northeastern Argentina, and also inhabits the regions of Kaatinga and Pantanal in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay. The natural habitat of birds is a subtropical or tropical dry shrub and old forests.
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 257. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
