Vilcabamba thistletail

Vilcabamba thistletail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species: A. vilcabambae
Binomial name
Asthenes vilcabambae
Vaurie, Weske & Terborgh, 1972
Synonyms

Schizoeaca vilcabambae

The Vilcabamba thistletail (Asthenes vilcabambae) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to the Vilcabamba Mountains of Peru.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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