Stout-billed Cinclodes
Cinclodes excelsior
(L 8" Wt 2.2 to 2.3 oz)
In Ecuador, Columbia and Peru
...heavy, curved bill is distinctive.
Juvenile
Papallacta Pass
19Jan2011
Antisana
Ecological
Reserve
12Jan2011
Cinclodes in Greek means
dipper-resembling; excelsior
means higher.
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Whitney
Macaulay
Library