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Bosque Unchog, central Peru, November 2009

Alternative name: Rufous-browed Tanager

Hemispingus rufosuperciliaris

[edit] Identification

15 cm

• Slaty upperparts
• Pale tawny underparts
• Dark undertail coverts
• Black ear coverts, crown and nape
• Long, tawny supercilium
• Long legs

[edit] Distribution

South America: Andes of eastern Peru (Amazonas to La Libertad and Huánuco).
A rare and very local restricted-range species.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Dense undergrowth in moist montanes.
Recorded at 2550 to 2800m.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes berries and insects.
Usually in pairs, sometimes in groups. Forages alone or in mixed-species flocks, especially in flocks with Citrine Warbler and/or Peruvian Wren. An inconspicious species, mostly in dense understorey on or near the ground.
No information about breeding.
Apparently a resident species.

[edit] 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. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

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