
RUSTY-BACKED MONJITA:
Xolmis rubetra
Endemic Species. Inhabits
Patagonian steppes, migrate north in winter, bequeathing to the center of the
country.
Reminds the Monjitas Salinera (Neoxolmis salinarum), is distinguished by the
striated chest.
Illustration by Maria Gabriela Arancio.
Photo of
Marcos Baltuska
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