Tawny Tit-Spinetail

Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis (Carriker, 1933)

Furnariidae — Ovenbirds

Tawny Tit-Spinetail, Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis, is a bird of the Furnariidae family that breeds in South America from Peru to north-west Argentina. It lives in Polylepis woodland, and also uses montane scrub and some grassland. Its range is broken into separate populations in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. The species is a resident all year. It is the only member of its genus, and the Peruvian and Bolivian populations show some plumage differences.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Breeding range
South America: Peru to nw Argentina
Tawny Tit-Spinetail
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