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Photo by Peter de Haas
Huaraz, Peru, January, 2007

Phrygilus plebejus

[edit] Identification

Length 12cm. A small drab bird with plain whitish front; some subtle striping on wings and back. Back gray. Short conical bill.

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized:^[1]

• P. p. ocularis Andes of Ecuador and extreme northern Peru (Tumbes and Piura)
• P. p. plebejus -Andes of Peru to Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina

A third subspecies P. p. naroskyi is not recognised by all authorities^[2]

[edit] Habitat

Dry shrubland, puna grassland at 3400-4500m

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BF member observations

• List of references

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