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The Ayacucho thistletail is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brownish face with a paler brown supercilium. Their crown is brownish faintly spotted with black. Their back and rump are brownish and their wings dark brown with rufous edges to the feathers. Their tail is a paler but more rufescent brown than the back; it is long and deeply forked with few barbs at the feather ends that give a ragged appearance. Their chin is grayish with a bright reddish chestnut center and the rest of their underparts are a plain darker grayish. Voice: The Ayacucho thistletail's primary song is "a rapid, high-pitched, even trill lasting two seconds in duration, delivered at a steady frequency". Its main call is a high-pitched "pyeek".
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When to see the Ayacucho Thistletail
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Where to see the Ayacucho Thistletail
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About the Ayacucho Thistletail
The Ayacucho thistletail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Department of Ayacucho, Peru.
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Easily confused with
Dark-winged CanasteroAsthenes arequipaeThe dark-winged canastero is 14.5 to 16.5 cm (5.7 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 17.5 to 24 g (0.62 to 0.85 oz).
Pale-tailed CanasteroAsthenes huancavelicaeThe pale-tailed canastero is 14.5 to 16.5 cm (5.7 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 17.5 to 24 g (0.62 to 0.85 oz).
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