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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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15–19 cm
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*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Greyish-brown face
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[South America]]: endemic to [[Peru]].
 
[[South America]]: endemic to [[Peru]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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====Subspecies====
There are 3 subspecies
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''C. b.i baroni'':
 
*''C. b.i baroni'':
 
:*Andes of [[Peru]] (Amazonas and Cajamarca)
 
:*Andes of [[Peru]] (Amazonas and Cajamarca)
 
*''C. b. capitalis'':
 
*''C. b. capitalis'':
:*Andes of [[Peru]] (Huánuco )
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:*Andes of Peru (Huánuco )
 
*''C. b. zaratensis'':
 
*''C. b. zaratensis'':
:*Andes of southern [[Peru]] (Pasco and Lima)
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:*Andes of southern Peru (Pasco and Lima)
  
 
This taxon is considered a subspecies of [[Line-cheeked Spinetail]] by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
 
This taxon is considered a subspecies of [[Line-cheeked Spinetail]] by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist montanes.
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Moist and semi-arid montane woodland, particularly with alder trees
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of arthropods, and the larvae of butterflies and moths. They forage singly, in pairs and small groups.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Cranioleuca+baroni}}  
 
{{GSearch|Cranioleuca+baroni}}  
  
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cranioleuca]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cranioleuca]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Revision as of 19:46, 1 February 2015

Cranioleuca baroni

Identification

15–19 cm

Distribution

South America: endemic to Peru.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • C. b.i baroni:
  • Andes of Peru (Amazonas and Cajamarca)
  • C. b. capitalis:
  • Andes of Peru (Huánuco )
  • C. b. zaratensis:
  • Andes of southern Peru (Pasco and Lima)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Line-cheeked Spinetail by some authors[2]

Habitat

Moist and semi-arid montane woodland, particularly with alder trees

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of arthropods, and the larvae of butterflies and moths. They forage singly, in pairs and small groups.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)

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