Perijá thistletail
Perijá thistletail | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Asthenes |
Species: | A. perijana |
Binomial name | |
Asthenes perijana Phelps, 1977 | |
Synonyms | |
Schizoeaca perijana |
The Perijá thistletail (Asthenes perijana) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to the Perijá Mountains in Colombia and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes perijana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.