New distribution records of anairetes alpinus (Carriker, 1933) (Aves, tyrannidae), a highly specialized and endangered bird of polylepis forests in Junín, Peru

Harold Rusbelth Quispe-Melgar, Wendy Carolay Navarro Romo, Fressia Nathalie Ames-Martínez, Vladimir Fernando Camel Paucar, C. Steven Sevillano-Ríos

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Abstract

The Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant, Anairetes alpinus (Carriker, 1933) (Aves, Tyrannidae), is an endangered and highly specialized bird that inhabits the Polylepis forests (Rosaceae) of Peru and Bolivia. Here, we report 2 new localities in the department of Junín, central Peru, where it was detected in forests dominated by Polylepis canoi, P. rodolfo-vasquezii, and a third undescribed Polylepis species. We conclude that a residential population is the more likely possibility although the possibility of dispersal individuals should also be considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)499-504
Number of pages6
JournalCheck List
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 May 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Andean birds
  • Climate change
  • Conservation
  • Endangered species
  • High Andes
  • Mountain ecosystems
  • Source-sink habitats

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