Streak-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps)

Other Names (World)
Streak-fronted Thornbird, Red-shouldered Thornbird

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 2,800 - 5,000 m, occasionally down to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, 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 (20)...)

Streak-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps) [XC764631]
by Sjoerd Mayer from Catamarca: Chamorro, Argentina (call)

Streak-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps) [XC16234]
by Israel Aragon from Chuquisaca: N. of Tarabuco, Bolivia (call, song, song calls)

Subspecies
Uncanny resemblance in plumage to Creamy-breasted Canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi) presumed due to convergence. Description of darker Peruvian subspecies griseipectus (type locality in Cuzco) is matched by specimens from near city of La Paz, in Bolivia (not far from type locality of nominate). In addition, populations from Puno evidently differ from those in Apur��mac and Cuzco. Further study, particularly examination of the types, is warranted.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

griseipectus Chapman, 1919 - Dry Andean valleys of southern Peru (Apur��mac, Cuzco, Puno).
striaticeps (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) - Andes of Bolivia (southern from La Paz) and northern Argentina (south to Catamarca and Tucum�n).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Streak-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps) - 10 files

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