Grey-backed Tachuri Polystictus superciliaris
Grey-backed Tachuri, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
October 2022

The Grey-backed Tachuri is classified as Near-threatened by Birdlife International and is a Brazilian endemic.

It is found only on rocky and shrubby grasslands (campos rupestres and campos cerrados) in the interior of eastern Brazil, specifically the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais and São Paulo. It is restricted to between 1,100 and 1,600 ms above sea level. See the distribution map at xeno-canto.
Grey-backed Tachuri, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image It has a grey crown with browny grey back while its underparts are a pinkish-buff with a white stripe down the middle of the belly. It has a short white supercilium and a white eye-ring.
Grey-backed Tachuri, Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil, October 2022 - click for larger image
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