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Thripadectes virgaticeps

Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
W. Andes, Colombia

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

Photo by Pitter
Dapa, Valle de Cauca, Colombia, July 2012

Six subspecies are recognized^[1]:

T. v. sclateri
T. v. magdalenae
T. v. klagesi
T. v. tachirensis
T. v. virgaticeps
T. v. sumaco

[edit] Habitat

Montane forests including cloud forest, mostly low to the ground. Found in rather high elevation.

[edit] Behaviour

Difficult to get to see.

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist