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Photo by Stanley Jones
Bosque de Pómac, northeast of Túcume, Peru,Nov., 2013

Photo by BirdsPeru in El Limon, near Chiclayo, Peru

Cantorchilus superciliaris

Thryothorus superciliaris

Distribution

Ecuador and Peru.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized:

• C .s. superciliaris
• C .s. baroni

Was formerly placed in genus Thryothorus like all other species of the genus Cantorchilus.

Habitat

Forests, mangroves and dry shrubland.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects and spiders.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view

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