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Photo by Steve Herrmann (Ecuadorrebel)
Papallacta Pass, Ecuador September 2010

Asthenes flammulata

[edit] Identification

Head blackish brown with tawny streaking on crown, darker streaking on mantle. Narrow pale buff on superciliary. Wings rufous, tail dark brown and sharply pointed with rufous edges. Orange-buff chin patch and whitish underparts streaked with dusky brown.

[edit] Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Common in grassy and shrubby paramo in highlands.

[edit] Behaviour

Hops around on or near ground, often hiding behind tall grass. Lifts tail frequently. Will perch in the open, for extended periods at times.

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