Alternative name: Rufous-browed Tanager
- Poospiza rufosuperciliaris
Hemispingus rufosuperciliaris
Identification
15 cm
- Slaty upperparts
- Pale tawny underparts
- Dark undertail coverts
- Black ear coverts, crown and nape
- Long, tawny supercilium
- Long legs
Distribution
South America: Andes of eastern Peru (Amazonas to La Libertad and Huánuco).
A rare and very local restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species has in the past been placed in genus Hemispingus.
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in moist montane forests.
Recorded at 2550 to 2800m.
Behaviour
The diet includes berries and insects.
Usually in pairs, sometimes in groups. Forages alone or in mixed-species flocks, especially in flocks with Citrine Warbler and/or Peruvian Wren. An inconspicious species, mostly in dense understorey on or near the ground.
No information about breeding.
Apparently a 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
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rufous-browed Hemispingus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-browed_Hemispingus
