Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Least Concern
Surf Cinclodes (Cinclodes taczanowskii)
Taxonomy
French: Cinclode de Taczanowski German: Felsuferwipper Spanish: Remolinera costera peruana
Other common names:
Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes
Taxonomy:
Cinclodes taczanowskii
Berlepsch and Stolzmann
, 1892,Chorillos, near Lima, Peru
.Distribution:
Coast of C & S Peru (Ancash S to Tacna).
Descriptive notes
21–22 cm; 62–67 g. Large, dark cinclodes with relatively short, straight bill. Has hint of indistinct brown supercilium; rest of face dark brown with pale shaft... read more
Voice
Song a long, loud trill; call described as abrupt “chec”.
Habitat
Coastal rocky beaches; mainly in intertidal areas. One of the very few truly marine species in the... read more
Food and feeding
Invertebrates; molluscs, crabs and isopods recorded in diet. Forages solitarily or in pairs. Gleans items from rocks and sand; often... read more
Breeding
Presumably monogamous. Nest placed in crevice in coastal rocks; nest is cup of woven plant matter, mainly filamentous algae (e.g. ... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Tumbesian Region EBA and Peru-Chile Pacific Slope EBA. Uncommon to fairly common within limited geographical... read more
See C. patagonicus. Arguably conspecific with C. nigrofumosus, but differs in its white-streaked brown vs (dark-stippled) white chin and throat (3); much weaker white streaking below (2); paler brown plumage above and below (1); and somewhat smaller size (sample size small; but at least 1). Study of conditions where the two taxa approach each other geographically would be of interest. Monotypic.