Apurimac Spinetail - BirdForum Opus

Photo by guiacalles
Huanipaca road, Apurimac, Peru, February 2014

Synallaxis courseni

Identification

18.5 cm.

• Dark grey forehead
• Dark rufous crown
• Grey face and underparts, paler on centre of belly
• Darker throat stippled whitish
• Grey-brown upperparts, greyer on rump
• Rufous wings
• Long, dusky brown tail

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of southern Peru (Bosque de Ampay region of Apurímac)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Slaty Spinetail by some authors^[2]

Habitat

Dense vegetation in moist montanes. Observed at heights around 3.500 m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Apurimac Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Apurimac_Spinetail

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