Habitat
Temperate grassland, pastures and agricultural land in higher areas, open grassland, often rocky and often near houses, usually near water, urban areas and along roadsides. From 750 - 1,100 m.
Extreme south-eastern Brazil (south-eastern Santa Catarina, north-eastern Rio Grande do Sul).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation due to conversion into Pinus plantations is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Song, is a prolonged trill increasing in volume towards the end, given from a perch or in flight. Call is a descending 'tseeoo'.
Long-tailed Cinclodes (Cinclodes pabsti) [XC18978]
by Douglas Meyer from S\u00e3o Fracisco de Paula, RS, Brazil (song?)
Long-tailed Cinclodes (Cinclodes pabsti) [XC174663]
by Jo\u00e3o Ant\u00f4nio de B. Vitto from Cambar\u00e1 do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Plumage similarities and biogeography suggest that closest relationship is with Buff-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus). Has been thought by some to form a superspecies with Buff-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus) and Cordoba Cinclodes (Cinclodes comechingonus).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
espinhacensis Freitas, Chaves, Costa, Santos & Rodrigues, 2012 - East central Brazil (Serra do Espinhaço Meridional, Minas Gerais).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet