White-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes atacamensis)

White-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes atacamensis)
Chilean name: Churrete de alas blancas

Chile
February 2007

The White-winged Cinclodes is distributed in the Andes from central Peru to central Argentina. It is found between roughly 2,500 and 5,000 metres on Puna grassland and rocky slopes nearly always near clear, running water in small streams.

It is easily confused with the sympatric race of Bar-winged Cinclodes C. f. albiventris which also has a whitish wing-stripe but White-winged Cinclodes is larger with a longer bill, more rufous upperparts and a greyer crown. It also has white corners to the tail.

White-winged Cinclodes, Putre, I Region, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image

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