Vilcabamba Thistletail

Asthenes vilcabambae

Least Concern

The Vilcabamba 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. 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

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

Population

≈ Not quantified

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