Marcapata Spinetail

Marcapata SpinetailThis spinetail occurs in the mountains of central Cusco, Peru. It has a rufous crown, back, wings, and tail, a grayish face, and a pale throat. It forages in humid montane forest understory, especially around bamboo.What does it look like?The crown, back, wings, and tail are rufous; the face and nape are grayish, with a pale supercilium bordered above by black and a whitish throat.How does it live?This spinetail occurs in the mountains of central Cusco, Peru. It has a rufous crown, back, wings, and tail, a grayish face, and a pale throat. It forages in humid montane forest understory, especially around bamboo.It forages in the understory of humid montane forest, with a preference for Chusquea bamboo. Its diet is described as mainly insects and other invertebrates.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.