Eastern slope of Andes in extreme south-eastern Peru (eastern Puno) and Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through road construction, low-intensity agriculture, selective logging and, at lower altitudes, clearance for plantations of tea, coffee and coca, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A noisy, variable shriek like an Aratinga parakeet, each burst consisting of individual notes that rise and fall sharply, with groups of individuals giving a more complex combination of shrieks.
Scimitar-winged Piha (Lipaugus uropygialis) [XC40334]
by id from Megantoni Camp 3, Peru (flight song)
Scimitar-winged Piha (Lipaugus uropygialis) [XC864087]
by Daniel Lane from Sacramento Alto, La Paz, BO, Bolivia (call, subsong)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Previously placed in a monotypic genus, Chirocylla, on basis of extreme modification of wing feathers. However, in other respects is similar to Dusky Piha (Lipaugus fuscocinereus), and probably closest to that species.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet