Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides) - HBW 8, p. 266
French: Synallaxe mésange
German: Zimtspiegel-Meisenschlüpfer
Spanish: Tijeral Colinegro
Taxonomy: Synnalaxis [sic] Aegithaloïdes Kittlitz, 1830, hills near Valparaíso, Chile.
Plumage similarities have suggested to some authors that this and L. striolata are sister-species, and to others that this and mostly parapatric L. platensis are sister-species. Geographical variation in colour follows Gloger’s Rule, with populations from arid areas usually the palest in coloration. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- grisescens Hellmayr, 1925 - coastal slope of S Peru (Arequipa S to Tacna) and N Chile (Tarapacá S to Atacama).
- berlepschi Hartert, 1909 - Andes of S Peru (C Puno, E Tacna), N Chile (Tarapacá, Antofagasta), W Bolivia (La Paz S to Potosí) and NW Argentina (Jujuy S to Catamarca).
- aegithaloides (Kittlitz, 1830) - C Chile (S Coquimbo S to N Aisén).
- pallida Dabbene, 1920 - breeds W & S Argentina (La Rioja, S La Pampa and SW Buenos Aires S to Santa Cruz) and S Chile (EC Aisén, NE Magallanes); S populations migrate N in winter to N & C Argentina (Catamarca, Tucumán, E Buenos Aires).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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foraging in bush Locality La Campana National Park, Chile (ssp aegithaloides)
Martin Kennewell 20 November 2011 1 year ago 49 sec 4 -
one on bush Locality El Tatio Geyser Field, Antofagasta Region, Chile (ssp berlepschi)
Martin Kennewell 1 December 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 3.8 -
brief views in bush Locality Chaca Valley, Tarapacá Region, Chile (ssp grisescens)
Martin Kennewell 25 November 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 3.8 -
Different views of a bird in bushes Locality Farellones, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (ssp aegithaloides)
Frank Witebsky 2005 5 years ago 11 sec 3.3 -
A bird feeding in a tree Locality Uquia, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Barry Attridge 13 December 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 2.9 -
Bird foraging in a tree, some calls are heard Locality Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (ssp aegithaloides)
Joe Angseesing 4 February 2008 4 years ago 34 sec 2
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Singing on the perchwww.imagenesdelviento.com
Locality General Roca, Rio Negro Province, Argentina (ssp pallida)
Ignacio Hernandez 12 September 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
An individual perched on top of a bush.
Locality Sajama National Park, Oruro Department, Bolivia (ssp berlepschi )
Joe Tobias 8 December 2005 13 weeks ago 4 -
Came to bush, sang and flew off
Locality Yala, Jujuy Province, Argentina (ssp berlepschi)
Niels Poul Dreyer 10 November 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A bird perched on top of a bush.
Locality Sajama National Park, Oruro Department, Bolivia (ssp berlepschi)
Joe Tobias 8 December 2005 13 weeks ago 3.7 -
a bird flying over shrub.
Locality Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp berlepschi)
Patricio Mackenzie 23 June 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Moving about a bush
Locality Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (ssp aegithaloides)
Joe Angseesing 6 February 2008 3 years ago 3.3
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Two calls made by a foraging bird Locality Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
(ssp aegithaloides)
Joe Angseesing 4 February 2008 3 years ago 2.5
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