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El Infiernillo, Tucuman, Argentina, 2000

Upucerthia validirostris

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of extreme southern Bolivia (Potosí) and north-western Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Subspecies rufescens is not recognised by most authorities^[2].

[edit] Habitat

High-altitude grassland.

[edit] Behaviour

[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. Wikipedia

• List of references

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