Plain Softtail (Thripophaga fusciceps)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1889

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and swamp forest. From 50 - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

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 (16)...)

Plain Softtail (Thripophaga fusciceps) [XC836216]
by Guilherme Melo from Estancia Capinzal, Bolivia (duet, group song)

Plain Softtail (Thripophaga fusciceps) [XC463701]
by Will Sweet from Amazonia Lodge, Manu, Madre de Dios, Peru (group rattle)

Subspecies
Placed in genus Phacellodomus by some authors. Subspecies vary markedly in size. This, and the anomalous pattern of their distribution and unusual combination of habitats, could suggest that the three subspecies are separate species. Further research needed.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

dimorpha Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1941 - Eastern Ecuador (Napo) and south-eastern Peru (Pasco, Jun��n, Cuzco, Madre de D��os, Puno).
obidensis Todd, 1925 - Central Brazil (lower R Madeira, and central R Amazon in eastern Amazonas and Par�).
fusciceps Sclater, 1889 - Northern Bolivia (Beni, eastern La Paz, northern Cochabamba).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Plain Softtail (Thripophaga fusciceps) - 10 files

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