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Photo by paul47
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala, Jujuy, Argentina, December 2008
Phacellodomus maculipectus

Identification

Distribution

Andes of southern Bolivia and north-western Argentina (south to La Rioja)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Until recently treated as a subspecies of Freckle-breasted Thornbird.

Habitat

Dry forests and high altitude shrubland.

Behaviour

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

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