Sandy Gallito
Teledromas fuscus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873)
Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos
Sandy Gallito, Teledromas fuscus, is a passerine of the Rhinocryptidae family that breeds in central Argentina. It is the only species in Teledromas and has no subspecies. Found along the eastern side of the Andes, it lives from southwestern Salta south to Río Negro, mainly in dry shrubland on sand and gravel, with sparse cover, dry washes and ravines. It is a resident bird of this region. Adults show light cinnamon on the crown, back and wings, with blackish outer tail feathers and white on the throat and chest.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos
- Breeding range
- South America: c Argentina
