Alternative names: Dark Hemispingus; Drab Tanager
- Pseudospingus xanthophthalmus
Hemispingus xanthophthalmus
Identification
13cm. A small, slender and relatively thin-billed, dull hemispingus.
- Plain brownish-grey head and upperparts
- Dull greyish-white underparts with buff tinge on undertail-coverts
- White to pale yellow iris
- Blackish bill and legs
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
South America: found in humid Andes of central Peru to north-western Bolivia (Puno and La Paz).
An uncommon to locally fairly common species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It forms a superspecies with Black-headed Hemispingus.
This species has in the past been placed in genus Hemispingus.
Habitat
Moist cloud forest up to tree-line.
Occurs at 2200 to 3350m.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Occurs in pairs or small flocks, usually in mixed-species flocks.
No information on breeding.
An apparently resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Drab Hemispingus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Drab_Hemispingus
