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Bolivian Spinetail - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by temmie
Morochata, Bolivia, October 2024

Alternative name: Inquisivi Spinetail

Cranioleuca henricae

Identification

14.5 cm

  • Rufous crown, wings and tail
  • Brownish olive nape, mantle and rump
  • Whitish supercilium
  • Greyish cheek, face, and underparts
  • Olive vent and rear flanks
  • Olive-yellow legs and feet
  • Pinkish bill with sooty culmen and tip
  • Deeply forked tail

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of northern Bolivia (Río La Paz drainage system).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Dry forests and plantations, bushy vegetation, 1,800-3,300m.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdLife International

Recommended Citation

External Links

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