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Revision as of 08:22, 15 January 2014
- Asthenes palpebralis
Schizoeaca palpebralis
Identification
- Chestnut brown above
- Grey below
- Chestnut brown head and wings
- Rusty orange chin patch
- Prominent broad white eye-ring
- Very long, deeply forked and thin rufous tail
- Sexes alike
Distribution
South America: found only in the Andes of central Peru (Junín).
Taxonomy
Moved to genus Asthenes by Clements (2010)[1] and IOC (2010)[1].
Habitat
High-altitude grassland.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- neotropical.birds.cornell
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Schizoeaca
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eye-ringed Thistletail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eye-ringed_Thistletail
