Cinclodes

The Córdoba Cinclodes (Cinclodes comechingonus) is found at elevations ranging from 1,600 to 2,800 m, and it inhabits patches of Polylepsis australis that are close to water.

Córdoba montane savanna 2007

There are at least two species of Cinclodes (Furnariidae) endemic to this ecoregion.

Córdoba montane savanna 2007

Cinclodes comprise a terrestrial group of birds that are associated with streams, and considered a striking example of parallel evolution when considering Eurasian and American Dippers in the family Cinclidae.

Córdoba montane savanna 2007

There seem to be, however, a few near endemics such as two geese (Chloephaga hybrida and C. rubiceps), blackish cinclodes (Cinclodes antarcticus), black throated finch (Melanodera melanodera) and striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis).

Magellanic subpolar forests 2008

The blackish cinclodes (Cinclodes antarcticus) is found in the Tierra del Fuego Island.

Patagonian grasslands 2007

Podiceps taczanowskii is found in open freshwater lakes and ponds with submerged vegetation; Cinclodes palliatus has very specific habitat requirements such as mineral-rich bogs, rocky outcrops and slopes below glaciers; and Laterallus tuerosi inhabits Juncus zone fringing marshes.

Central Andean wet puna 2007

Two species from this EBA reside in the littoral zone and most likely utilize these mangroves the Cinclodes taczanowskii and Geositta peruviana.

Piura mangroves 2007

Cinclodes, the wagtail; Geobates a Saxicola; Limnornis lives in reed beds growing in the water; Henicornis in reed beds growing out of the water; and many other ground species exist concealed in the grass on dry plains; Homorus seeks its food by digging in the loose soil and dead leaves about the roots of trees; while Geo-sitta, Furnarius, and

The Naturalist in La Plata 1881

Endemic birds found in this ecoregion and the Central Andean Wet Puna ecoregion include the endangered Ash-breasted tit-tyrant (Anairetes alpinus); the critically threatened royal cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae); the Berlepsch's canastero (Asthenes berlepschi), classified as vulnerable; and the line-fronted canastero (Asthenes urubambensis), scribble-tailed canastero (Asthenes maculicauda), short-tailed finch (Idiopsar bracyurus), and gray-bellied flower-piercer (Diglosa carbonaria), classified as species of least concern.

Central Andean dry puna 2008

Endemic species throughout the region include the endangered Ash-breasted tit-tyrant (Anairetes alpinus); the critically threatened royal cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae); Berlepsch's canastero (Asthenes berlepschi) classified as vulnerable; line-fronted canastero (Asthenes urubambensis), olivaceous thornbill (Chalcostigma olivaceum), scribble-tailed canastero (Asthenes maculicauda), short-tailed finch (Idiopsar bracyurus), and gray-bellied flower-piercer (Diglosa carbonaria), classified as species of least concern.

Central Andean wet puna 2007