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356:Description
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1511:Categories
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497:References
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1006:P. ruber
891:Anopetia
870:T. niger
846:G. aenea
715:Family:
699:Chordata
697:Phylum:
693:Animalia
436:Breeding
406:Movement
401:Behavior
346:T. niger
231:Bourcier
177:Family:
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128:Animalia
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74:IUCN 3.1
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1388:batbar1
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1297:ruckeri
1287:batbar1
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1220:Avibase
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817:Glaucis
748:Species
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314:Ecuador
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737:Genus
267:Bangs
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1476:GBIF
1414:6554
1370:NCBI
1357:IUCN
1344:ITIS
1323:6032
1305:GBIF
1246:BOLD
705:Aves
665:ISBN
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598:2021
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546:2021
529:2016
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