White-bellied cinclodes

Description

The white-bellied cinclodes (Cinclodes palliatus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family,Furnariidae.It is endemic to Peru where it inhabits high level,marshy grassland in the Junín Region and possibly also in the Huancavelica Region.This is a very large furnariid with dark upper parts and gleaming white underparts.It is a rare bird with very specific habitat requirements and is threatened by habitat destruction.The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being "critically endangered".The white-bellied cinclodes is larger and has a longer tail than other members of its genus and more resembles a mockingbird than a typical Cinclodes.It grows to a length of about 24 cm (9 in).The crown is brownish-grey,the upper parts and wings rufous-brown with a broad white wing bar,and the underparts pure white.This bird's song is a rapid chattering "pipipipipi pi pi" that sometimes speeds up into a piping,higher-pitched "wee wee wee wee wee".