Ayacucho Thistletail

Asthenes ayacuchensis

Near Threatened

The Ayacucho Thistletail is a thistletail of high-Andean grassland and scrub in Peru. It skulks low through high-Andean grass and scrub, gleaning insects, its long tail trailing behind. Classified as Near Threatened, it is threatened mainly by the loss and fragmentation of its habitat. Fun fact: Ovenbirds and woodcreepers form one of the most diverse bird families on Earth, with a remarkable variety of nests.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Ayacucho Thistletail Range — High-Andean grassland and scrub of Peru

Population

≈ Not quantified (declining)

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