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Ayacucho Thistletail

Asthenes ayacuchensis(Vaurie, C; Weske, JS; Terborgh, JW, 1972)

English (US) Ayacucho Thistletail

The Ayacucho Thistletail (Asthenes ayacuchensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: Andes of southern Peru (Ayacucho)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Asthenes ayacuchensis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Ayacucho Thistletail
Described by
(Vaurie, C; Weske, JS; Terborgh, JW, 1972)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Schizoeaca fuliginosa ayacuchensis
Described by
(Vaurie, C; Weske, JS; Terborgh, JW, 1972)
Type locality
Puncu, 30 Km.al noreste de Tambo, 12°47'S, 73°49'W, Ayacucho, Perú.
Original description
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 92 p.142 [142-144]

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 321 species of the family Furnariidae