Andean Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura andicolaSclater, PL, 1870
English (US) Andean Tit-Spinetail
The Andean Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura andicola) 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.
- Scientific name
- Leptasthenura andicola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Tit-Spinetail
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Leptasthenura andicola certhia
- Leptasthenura andicola extima
- Leptasthenura andicola exterior
- Leptasthenura andicola andicola
- Leptasthenura andicola peruviana
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1870
- Type locality
- Panza, southern slope of Chimborazo, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869, pt.3 p.636 pl.49 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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