Long-tailed Cinclodes - BirdForum Opus

Includes Cipo Cinclodes

Cinclodes pabsti

Photo by Jamfaraco
Photo taken: Bom Jardim da Serra-SC, Brazil

Identification

Very large, may recall a mockingbird. Mostly brownish, with white supercilium and throat, and underside paler than upperside. Wings have buffy wing bars and edgings.

Distribution

South east Brazil

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

A new taxon described as a new species (Cipo Cinclodes, Cinclodes espinhacensis) was by the SACC determined to be better treated as a new subspecies of Long-tailed Cinclodes.

Habitat

Grassland, usually near water.

Behaviour

Feeds on the ground.

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. Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
3. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Cipo Cinclodes

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