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Photo by Gerald Friesen
East Andes slope, San Isidro road, Ecuador, April 2018
Synallaxis azarae

Identification

Immature
Photo by Robert_Scanlon
Nr Cali, Colombia, March 2006

18cm
Rufous cap and wings, grey forehead and throat, buffy underparts. Small dark scaly patch on throat.
This is the most numerous and common Spinetail in its range.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Nine subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • S. a. elegantior:
  • S. a. media:
  • S. a. ochracea:
  • Subtropical south-western Ecuador and north-western Peru
  • S. a. fruticicola:
  • Northern Peru (La Libertad, Cajamarca, San Martín and Amazonas)
  • S. a. infumata:
  • Northerln-central Peru (San Martín, Huánuco and Junín)
  • S. a. urubambae:
  • South-eastern Peru (Cuzco)
  • S. a. azarae:
  • Andes from southern Peru (Puno) to central Bolivia (south to northwestern Santa Cruz)
  • S. a. samaipatae:
  • Andes of southern Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca and Tarija)
  • S. a. superciliosa:
  • Andes of north-western Argentina (Jujuy and Tucumán)

Habitat

Dry forest and moist montanes, mostly from 1500m to 3000m.

Behaviour

Furtive and difficult to locate visually in the dense shrub it prefers, although its voice is often heard. Travels alone or in pairs, staying close to ground.

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

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