Other Scientific Names
Schizoeaca harterti [BirdLife International (2004, 2008)], Schizoeaca harterti [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Schizoeaca harterti [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Other Names (World)
Black-throated Thistletail, Hartert's Thistletail
Black-throated Thistletail (Asthenes harterti) [XC1971]
by Sebastian K. Herzog from Cotapata Trail (behind the petrol station), La Paz, Bolivia (alarm call, alarm calls. same bird?)
Black-throated Thistletail (Asthenes harterti) [XC354375]
by Guy Kirwan from Corani Aqueduct Road, Cochabamba, Bolivia (song)
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.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
harterti (von Berlepsch, 1901) - Andes of northern Bolivia (La Paz).
bejaranoi (Remsen, 1981) - Andes of central Bolivia (Cochabamba).