Rufous-browed Hemispingus (Poospiza rufosuperciliaris)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-browed Hemispingus, Rufous-browed Tanager

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
15 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blake & Hocking, 1974

Habitat
Dense undergrowth in humid elfin forest near and just below the timberline, showing a marked preference for extensive thickets of Chusquea bamboo. From 2,500 - 3,500 m, but mostly above 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

Eastern slope of Andes in Peru from Amazonas (south of R Mara��n in Cordillera de Col�n) south to Hu�nuco (west of R Huallaga in Acomayo�"Carpish Ridge region of Carpish Mts).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Forages in pairs.

Voice
High to moderate-pitched song of short, squeaky notes, interspersed with longer squeals. Also a scratchy, nasal 'chenk'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Rufous-browed Hemispingus (Poospiza rufosuperciliaris) [XC46821]
by Daniel Lane from Bosque Unchog, Huanuco, Peru (call)

Rufous-browed Hemispingus (Poospiza rufosuperciliaris) [XC102566]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Bosque Unchog, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus has been thought to belong with New World warblers (Parulidae), but recent molecular-genetic data support placement in present family. Monophyly of genus questioned, supported by some molecular data, but other molecular data equivocal.

References
See References.

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