White-browed Foliage-gleaner vs Ayacucho Thistletail

Anabacerthia amaurotis compared with Asthenes ayacuchensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute White-browed Foliage-gleaner Ayacucho Thistletail
Scientific Name Anabacerthia amaurotis Asthenes ayacuchensis
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Furnariidae Furnariidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
Weight 19.6 g (0.69 oz) 19.866666666666664 g (0.70 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

White-browed Foliage-gleaner only

None

Ayacucho Thistletail only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

White-browed Foliage-gleaner

Least Concern

Ayacucho Thistletail

About These Birds

Ayacucho Thistletail

The Ayacucho Thistletail is a small furnariid found in high-altitude Andean scrub in the Ayacucho region of Peru. Weighing about 19.9g with a wingspan of 11.5cm, it has a long, spine-tipped tail and forages through dense Polylepis and shrubby vegetation for insects. It is named for its restricted range in the central Peruvian Andes.

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