Miner sp. - Patagonia National Park, Southern Chile (1 Viewer)

[Madlog]

Hello everyone,

I photographed the attached Miner in the Patagonia National Park in southern Chile a few days ago. It was at about 1100 m, rocky slope with some grassy areas and bushes.
Miner species to be expected here should be Common Miner and Rufous-banded Miner. To me this birds shows features of both and due to lack of experience with these species, I just can‘t pin it down and would be happy to get some help on this ID.
The bird shows a quite prominent pale eyebrow and the chest has no obvious streaking (pro Rufous-banded). However, I do not see any red on the flanks or tail and the bill seems rather long and slightly decurved (pro Common).

Looking forward to your ideas.


Cheers,
Stefan

 

[DMW]

Isn't this a Cinclodes, maybe Grey-flanked?

 

[TicoTyler]

Isn't this a Cinclodes, maybe Grey-flanked?

Agreed. With that long of an eyebrow it looks like a Cinclodes to me. I am not great at separating them but I'd be inclined towards Grey-flanked as well. I don't see buff on the wing for Buff-winged and it's not one of the darker ones.

 

[Madlog]

Oh boy, yes of course it could absolutely be a Cinclodes. No idea why I was totally focused on Miner. I saw a couple of Buff-winged on the same day but closer to water and they did show the more obvious coloration with buff on the wings and more light colored than Gray-flanked or Dark-bellied.
The bird looks a bit too light for a Gray-flanked to me but this could simply be caused by the harsh sunlight. And I agree, no buff on the wings also argues for Gray-flanked.

Thanks a lot for your input on this one!
If anyone has more experience with Cinclodes, I would be happy to get more advice.


Thanks,
Stefan