White-chinned thistletail

White-chinned thistletail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species: A. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Asthenes fuliginosa
(Lafresnaye, 1843)
Synonyms

Schizoeaca fuliginosa

The white-chinned thistletail or "Colicardo Barbiblanco" (Asthenes fuliginosa) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Description

18.5–19 cm in length. Chestnut-brown above with narrow white eye-ring and short pale grayish supercilliary. Very long chestnut-rufous tail. Uniform gray below with whitish chin patch.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes fuliginosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Ridgely, Robert and Paul Greenfield. The Birds of Ecuador. Volume II: Field Guide. Cornell, 2001


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