- Cinclodes albidiventris
Identification
15–19 cm (6-7½ in)
- Dull brown back
- Tan belly
- White throat finely barred with brown
- Whitish or tan wing-stripes visible in flight
- Whitish-buff stripe over the eye
- Short, almost straight and pointed bill
Sexes similar.
Distribution
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru.
Taxonomy
Split from Buff-winged Cinclodes and Cream-winged Cinclodes[2][3][4] (previously all included in Bar-winged Cinclodes).
Subspecies
Cinclodes albidiventris has three subspecies:[1]
- C. a. oreobates
- Santa Marta Mountains and Central and Eastern Andes of northern Colombia
- C. a. heterurus
- Andes of western Venezuela (Mérida, Trujillo and southern Lara)
- C. a. albidiventris
- Andes of northern Ecuador to northern Peru (Piura, Cajamarca)
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland and high-altitude grassland, near water.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.
Breeding
The nest is built in a burrow, or in a natural cavity in an earthen bank or rock pile. Both the male and female incubate the eggs and rear the nestlings.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC (South American Classification Committee) proposal (passed) to split Bar-winged Cinclodes into three species
- Paper describing the genetic analysis of Bar-winged Cinclodes and range of the proposed species
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of this complex
- Answers.com
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-winged Cinclodes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-winged_Cinclodes
