Black-throated thistletail

The black-throated thistletail (Asthenes harterti) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.

Black-throated thistletail

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species:
A. harterti
Binomial name
Asthenes harterti
Berlepsch, 1901
Subspecies

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Global range     Year-Round Range     Summer Range     Winter Range
Synonyms

Schizoeaca harterti

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

The black-throated thistletail has two subspecies:

  • A. h. harterti (Berlepsch, 1901) - northern Bolivia
  • A. h. bejaranoi (Remsen, 1981) - central Bolivia

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes harterti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)



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