Leptasthenura andicola
(L 6.5-6.75" Wt 0.53 to 0.56 oz)
Distinctive, long streaky
tail ...at 3200-4000 m.
Papallacta Pass
19Jan2011
El Cajas Nat’l Park
23Feb2013
Leptasthenura in Greek means
slender or fine tail; andicola is
Latin for Andes inhabitant.
© Steven
Sevillano
Macaulay
Library