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to southeastern Brazil. It is found in deciduous forests but not evergreen rainforests. It is a small, plump bird about 13 centimetres (5 in) long. Males have black plumage with a bright blue back and a red or yellow crown. Females and juveniles are olive-green with paler underparts. At breeding
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388:Chiroxiphia lanceolata
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170:Chiroxiphia
898:Categories
876:Xeno-canto
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302:Guyanas
274:lekking
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624:Photo
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827:NCBI
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558:ISBN
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