Royal Cinclodes

Cinclodes aricomae

Endangered

The Royal Cinclodes is a cinclodes of open country near water in Peru and Bolivia. A sturdy bird of shores, streams, and high grasslands, it forages along the water's edge for insects. Classified as Endangered, it is threatened mainly by the loss and fragmentation of its habitat. Fun fact: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Royal Cinclodes Range — Open country near water of Peru and Bolivia

Population

≈ Not quantified (declining)

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