Puna Thistletail

Asthenes helleri

Least Concern

The Puna Thistletail is a thistletail of high-Andean grassland and scrub in Peru and Bolivia. It skulks low through high-Andean grass and scrub, gleaning insects, its long tail trailing behind. 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

Puna Thistletail Range — High-Andean grassland and scrub of Peru and Bolivia

Population

≈ Not quantified

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