- Asthenes berlepschi
Identification
16.5 cm
- Upperparts dull brown (greyer on nape)
- Pale rufous rump and uppertail coverts
- Dusky tail with pale rufous outer rectrices
- Dusky wings with faint rufous bar at the base of primaries and rufous edging to wing coverts
- Faint pale supercilium
- Pale cinnamon chin patch
- Pale ochraceous underparts with weak scaling on breast
- Rufous-chestnut flanks and vent
- Stout dark bill
Distribution
Andes of western Bolivia (Nevado Illampu region in La Paz).
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland and rural gardens.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in trees.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdLife International
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Berlepsch's Canastero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Berlepsch%27s_Canastero
External Links
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