Equatorial Greytail (Xenerpestes singularis)

Other Names (World)
Equatorial Greytail, Equatorial Graytail, Equatorial Softtail

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
11 - 11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Taczanowski & Berlepsch, 1885)

Habitat
Canopy and borders of foothill forest with abundant epiphytes and bromeliads. From 1,000 - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

Andes of Ecuador (eastern slope southern from western Napo) south to northern Peru (Cajamarca, San Mart��n).

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 conversion to agriculture and cattle pasture, mining operations and logging, with widespread destruction caused by peasant farmers, and tea and coffee growers, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Equatorial Greytail (Xenerpestes singularis) [XC264538]
by id from Zamora-Chinchipe: R\u00edo Bombuscaro, Ecuador (call, song, calls)

Equatorial Greytail (Xenerpestes singularis) [XC108165]
by Andrew Spencer from Puerto Minero, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Relationships of genus unclear. Plumage, nest architecture and placement, and voice suggest possible relationship to Acrobatornis. Sometimes treated as forming a superspecies with Double-banded Greytail (Xenerpestes minlosi), the two differing in elevational distribution.

References
See References.

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