New Bird Species Discovered in South America

New Bird Species Discovered in South America

Aphrastura is a small genus of terrestrial passerine birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. Commonly known as rayaditos, these birds are endemic to southwestern South America. Aphrastura includes two previously-known species: the thorn-tailed rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda) and the Masafuera rayadito (Aphrastura masafuerae). The former species inhabits the temperate forest biome of the South American continent, […]

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