- Cinclodes albidiventris
Identification
17–17.5 cm
- Dull brown back
- Tan belly
- White throat finely barred with brown
- Whitish or tan wing-stripes visible in flight
- Whitish-buff stripe over the eye
- Short, almost straight and pointed bill
Sexes similar.
Distribution
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Cinclodes albidiventris has three subspecies:[1]
- C. a. oreobates
- Santa Marta Mountains and Central and Eastern Andes of northern Colombia
- C. a. heterurus
- Andes of western Venezuela (Mérida, Trujillo and southern Lara)
- C. a. albidiventris
- Andes of northern Ecuador to northern Peru (Piura, Cajamarca)
Split from Buff-winged Cinclodes and Cream-winged Cinclodes[2][3][4] (previously all included in Bar-winged Cinclodes).
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland and high-altitude grassland, near water.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.
Breeding
The nest is built in a burrow, or in a natural cavity in an earthen bank or rock pile. Both the male and female incubate the eggs and rear the nestlings.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- SACC (South American Classification Committee) proposal (passed) to split Bar-winged Cinclodes into three species
- Paper describing the genetic analysis of Bar-winged Cinclodes and range of the proposed species
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of this complex
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Chestnut-winged Cinclodes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Chestnut-winged_Cinclodes
