Royal Cinclodes

Cinclodes aricomae (Carriker, 1932)

Royal Cinclodes, Cinclodes aricomae, is a passerine of the Furnariidae that breeds in south Peru. It is a local bird of humid Polylepis-Gynoxys woodland, especially boggy ground at the foot of steep rocky slopes. The species is a large cinclodes with a thick, downcurved bill set on a broad base. It is resident all year and is found from Junín south through Apurímac, Cuzco and Puno, with its range extending into La Paz in Bolivia. It is monotypic.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Furnariidae — Ovenbirds

Breeding range

South America: s Peru