About Xolmis velatus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
The white-rumped monjita, Xolmis velatus (Lichtenstein, 1823), measures 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) in length. Males and females have identical plumage. Adult individuals have a mostly white head with a pearly gray nape. Their upperparts are mostly brownish gray, with a distinct white rump. The basal half of their tail is white, while the remaining portion is black. Their wings are blackish, with a white band at the base of the flight feathers that appears as a stripe during flight. They also have a white patch on their inner secondaries and tertials. All of their underparts are entirely white. This species has a dark iris, a black bill, and dusky blackish legs and feet. The white-rumped monjita is distributed across Brazil, ranging from the lower Amazon River in Pará and Maranhão south to Paraná (and occasionally further beyond), and west to southern Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Its range extends into northern and central Bolivia and northeastern Paraguay. The SACC also documents records of this species as a vagrant in northern Argentina. The white-rumped monjita lives in open and semi-open landscapes including savannas and grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, and it is typically found near water. It often occurs around isolated human dwellings and on the outskirts of towns. It occurs at elevations up to approximately 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
