Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura fuliginiceps)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland. From 1,000 - 4,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura fuliginiceps) [XC349121]
by Dan Lane from Quillacollo, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia (call)

Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura fuliginiceps) [XC112726]
by Niels Krabbe from Salta: Finca El Candado, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
Sister-species relationship with Tawny Tit-Spinetail (Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis) suggested by similarities in plumage and tail pattern. Validity of subspecies paranensis requires confirmation by quantitative analysis of apparent plumage differences.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

fuliginiceps (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - Andes of Bolivia (southern La Paz south to Potos�� and Tarija).
paranensis Sclater, PL, 1862 - North-western and west-central Argentina (Andes from Jujuy and Salta south to Mendoza, and mountains of C�rdoba and San Luis).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura fuliginiceps) - 10 files

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