Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant - BirdForum Opus

Photo by BirdsPeru
Lima, Peru, August 2006

Muscisaxicola rufivertex

Identification

15·5–18 cm (6-7 in)

• Rufous patch on nape (a distinctive ID feature)
• Pale bluish-grey upperparts
• Dark brown wings and tail
• Pale grey or white underparts
• Long bill with a downward tip

Distribution

Subspecies occipitalis
Photo by Stanley Jones
La Oroya, Yali, Peru, August 2017

South America: found from Peru through Bolivia and western Argentina to Chile.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• M. r. occipitalis:

• Andes of Peru and northern Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba)

• M. r. pallidiceps:

• Andes of sw Peru to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile

• M. r. rufivertex:

• Andes of southern Chile and southern Argentina; winters north to Antofagasta

Habitat

High-altitude shrubland and grassland and pastures, generally near rocky slopes, ravines and cliffs.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage on the ground for insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

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