Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Stout-billed Cinclodes (Cinclodes excelsior) - HBW 8, p. 253
French: Cinclode du paramo
German: Schuppenbrust-Uferwipper
Spanish: Remolinera Ecuatoriana
Other common names: Short-billed/Paramo Cinclodes
Taxonomy: Cinclodes excelsior P. L. Sclater, 1860, Mount Chimborazo, 14,000 feet [c. 4270 m], Ecuador.
Sometimes placed in genus Geositta, and in the past in Upucerthia, but plumage, wing-raising display and foraging behaviour favour inclusion in present genus. Formerly treated as conspecific with C. aricomae, but differs in, especially, plumage and in micro-habitat use. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- columbianus (Chapman, 1912) - C Andes of Colombia (Tolima).
- excelsior P. L. Sclater, 1860 - Andes from extreme SW Colombia (Nariño) S to S Ecuador (N Azuay).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging and calling Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp excelsior)
Anna Motis 14 August 2006 5 years ago 31 sec 4.7 -
A bird on the ground, foraging and finding a worm. Locality El Cajas National Park, Azuay Province, Ecuador (ssp excelsior)
Paul Clarke 1 March 2012 31 weeks ago 31 sec 4.6 -
A bird scratching its head and foraging. Locality Micacocha Lagoon, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp excelsior)
Anna Motis 14 August 2006 5 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A bird on the ground, with a weasel running past Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp excelsior)
Robert Schaefer 20 February 2007 5 years ago 16 sec 4.5 -
Antisana Ecological Reserve Locality Ecuador
Kim Tarsey 30 September 2006 2 years ago 35 sec 4 -
A bird foraging Locality Micacocha Lagoon, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp excelsior)
Anna Motis 14 August 2006 5 years ago 9 sec 3.8
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Perched on a rock.
Locality Nevado del Ruiz, Los Nevados National Park, Colombia
Ken Havard 4 March 2010 29 weeks ago 3.8 -
Plenty of these on the Mountain above 4000 Metres.
Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador
Stan Mansfield 1 July 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
perched
Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp excelsior)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 22 November 2009 3 years ago 3.5
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