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[[Image:Rbh copy.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|lior+kislev|lior kislev }}<br />Bosque Unchog, central [[Peru]], November 2009]] | [[Image:Rbh copy.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|lior+kislev|lior kislev }}<br />Bosque Unchog, central [[Peru]], November 2009]] | ||
| + | '''Alternative name: Rufous-browed Tanager''' | ||
;[[:Category:Hemispingus|Hemispingus]] rufosuperciliaris | ;[[:Category:Hemispingus|Hemispingus]] rufosuperciliaris | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Long legs | *Long legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]: Andes of eastern [[Peru]] (Amazonas to La Libertad and Huánuco) | + | [[South America]]: Andes of eastern [[Peru]] (Amazonas to La Libertad and Huánuco).<br /> |
| + | A rare and very local restricted-range species. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dense undergrowth in moist montanes. | + | Dense undergrowth in moist montanes.<br /> |
| + | Recorded at 2550 to 2800m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes berries and insects.<br /> | The diet includes berries and insects.<br /> | ||
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Apparently a resident species. | Apparently a resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BirdLife International | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-HBWVol16}}#BirdLife International |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 23 November 2012
Alternative name: Rufous-browed Tanager
- 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].
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in moist montanes.
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, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-browed_Hemispingus
