Western and south-eastern Peru (Ancash, northern Lima, and eastern Andes in Cuzco and Puno) south to northern Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Potosí, Tarija) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy, Salta).
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 through heavy grazing by livestock and uncontrolled use of fire are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Tawny Tit-Spinetail (Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis) [XC225016]
by id from Abra Malaga area, Cuzco, Peru (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Sister-species relationship with Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura fuliginiceps) suggested by similarities in plumage and tail pattern. Population in Cochabamba, in Bolivia, with whitish supercilium and paler underparts than northern populations, almost certainly represents an undescribed taxon.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet