Puna Thistletail (Asthenes helleri)

Other Scientific Names
Schizoeaca helleri [BirdLife International (2004, 2008)], Schizoeaca helleri [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Schizoeaca helleri [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Puna Thistletail, Heller's Thistletail

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
17.50 - 18.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Chapman, 1923)

Habitat
High tropical montane grassland, elfin forest, dense undergrowth at the edge of cloud-forest. From 2,800 - 3,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Peru.

Andes of southern Peru (Cuzco, Puno) and northern Bolivia (extreme northern La Paz).

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 VU
Accelerating deforestation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of spluttering notes, first increasing in volume then fading at the end.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Puna Thistletail (Asthenes helleri) [XC229376]
by id from Manu road high, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with other members of genus, as a series of non-overlapping mountain-top replacements, and all sometimes considered conspecific. Their vocalizations seem fairly close, but plumage patterns differ to an extent not found within species-level taxa in the Furnariidae. Birds from southern Puno (Peru), with darker plumage and probably significantly smaller body size, appear to represent an undescribed taxon.

References
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