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Leptasthenura fuliginiceps
Photo by Fritz73
Tilcara, Jujuy, Argentina, 2001

Identification

Distribution

South America: found in Bolivia and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • L. f. fuliginiceps:
  • Andes of western Bolivia (north to La Paz)
  • L. f. paranensis:
  • Andes of western Argentina and mountains of Córdoba and San Luis

Habitat

Montanes and high-altitude shrubland.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia

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