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Photo © by Julian Tocce
Las Grutas, Río Negro, Argentina, 27 September 2014
Teledromas fuscus

Identification

16cm long.

Distribution

South America: found on the Andean slope of Argentina (south-western Salta to Río Negro)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

It lives in arid scrub, as the name suggests in sandy areas.

Behaviour

It spends a lot of the time on the floor with its tail cocked. When calling it will however perch in low scrub.

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