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Western slope of the Central Andes, Ticlio Pass, Lima, Peru, August 2017
Muscisaxicola cinereus

Identification

Distribution

South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Taxonomy

In the past, this species has been considered a part of Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant; there are indications that subspecies argentinus might still belong with that species.
The scientific name has changed from cinerea to cinereus.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • M. c. cinereus:
  • M. c. argentinus:
  • Andes of north-western Argentina (Jujuy to Catamarca and Tucumán)

Habitat

High-altitude grassland.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
  4. Wikipedia

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