Refimprove date April 2008 Image Andean States1.PNG thumb Orange Geographically and Politically br Blue Geographically The AndeanStates are a group of nations in South America that are defined by sharing a common geography Andes mountain range or culture such as the Quechua language and Andean cuisine which was primarily spread during the times of the Inca Empire , but also before and after it. Politically speaking, Argentina is usually not considered part of the AndeanStates as it lacks a strong native Andean heritage and is culturaly more oriented towards Europe and it is not a member of the Andean Community of Nations which Venezuela is in the process of leaving and Chile has rejoined . The Andes occupy the western part of South America, stretching through the following countries flag Colombia flag Venezuela flag Ecuador flag Peru flag Bolivia flag Argentina not considered to be geopolitically an Andean State flag Chile not considered to be geopolitically an Andean State When grouped as the Andeanstates , the emphasis is, of course, on the mountainous regions of these countries. For example, the Argentine pampas are not part of the Andean region, but western Argentina is part of the Andean region, and has cultural continuities with its Andean neighbors. Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia are part of the Andean Community a trade grouping , and each contains Amazon Rainforest and Amazonian indigenous people as well as Andean mountains. See also Southern Cone Eastern South America Brazil . Regions of the world DEFAULTSORT AndeanStates Category Regions of South America Category Andes frp Payis des Andes bs Andske dr ave de Andenl nder hr Andske dr ave pnb pt Am rica Andina sl Andske dr ave sr sh Dr ave Anda ur ... more details
The Andean passport is a passport for those South America n country countries that are members of the Andean Community of Nations ACN . Origin and use The Andean passport was created in June 2001 pursuant to ACN Decisi n 504. This passport is based on a standard model containing harmonised features of nomenclature and security based on the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO . The member states of the ACN agreed to phase in new Andean passports bearing the official name of the regional body in Spanish language Spanish by January 2005, although previously issued national passports will be valid until their expiry date. The passport is effective in Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Venezuela . Because Venezuela left the ACN in 2006, the country no longer issues Andean passports, and it is most likely to start issuing a new MERCOSUR style passport after becoming a full member of this organization. Venezuelan ACN passports issued are valid until its expiration date. Basic features The Andean passport features a passbook type format with rounded edges measuring 88mm by 125 mm. a cover and back cover in bordeaux color . legends printed in Gold color gold color. Above the national seal of the issuing country, the cover has the legend COMUNIDAD ANDINA , which is centered and printed in larger font s. Below the seal is printed the official name of the member country. the bottom of the cover has the word PASAPORTE Spanish language Spanish , with PASSPORT English language English immediately below in smaller type. Gallery center gallery perrow 5 File Bolivian passport.jpeg Bolivian passport Bolivian File ColombianBiometricPassport1.jpg Colombian passport Colombian File Passport of Ecuador.jpg Ecuadorian passport Ecuadorian Image Pasaporteperuano.jpg ... specific technical characteristics of Andean Passport nomenclature and security LatAmInt Passports ... Andean Community of Nations es Pasaporte Andino pt Passaporte Andino ... more details
Andean region may refer to Andes , mountain chain in South America Andean Region Venezuela Andean Region of Colombia geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Taxobox name Andean Flamingo status VU status system IUCN3.1 image two andeanflamingo june2003 arp.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Phoenicopteriformes familia Phoenicopteridae genus Phoenicopterus species P. andinus binomial Phoenicopterus andinus binomial authority Rodolfo Amando Philippi Philippi , 1854 Image One andeanflamingo 2006 arp.jpg thumb left Andean Flamingo sitting down. The Andean Flamingo Phoenicopterus andinus is a bird species in the flamingo family restricted to the high Andes in southern Peru , Bolivia , northern Chile and northwestern Argentina . It is closely related to the smaller James s Flamingo , and the two are placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus . Like all flamingos it lays a single chalky white egg on a mud mound. when was this??? Its population in Northern Chile was badly hit by drought, which cause the breeding lagoon areas to dry up, either preventing nest building, or allowing predation especially from the Culpeo Culpeo Fox , Pseudalopex culpaeus . Andean Flamingos, like all flamingos, feed by filtering small items from water with their specialised bills. They have a deep, narrow lower mandible, which allows them to eat small foods such as diatom s, in contrast to the wider bill of larger species, which take bigger prey items. Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The Andean Flamingo is the only species of flamingo ... extensive black tip. The Andean Flamingo is at risk of extinction because of hunting, its long breeding cycle, and the low number of breeding sites around the world. Gallery gallery File Andean Flamingos in the Salar de Pedernales.jpg A group of Andean Flamingos in the Salar de Pedernales in the Atacama ... http www.arkive.org species GES birds Phoenicoparrus andinus images and movies of the Andean flamingo ... stand on one leg? Flamingos Category Phoenicopteridae Category Flamingos Flamingo, Andean Category Birds of South America Category Birds of the United States bird stub ar az And q z lqaz ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Andean Flicker image Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola on the ground.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Piciformes familia Picidae genus Colaptes species C. rupicola binomial Colaptes rupicola binomial authority D Orbigny, 1840 synonyms The Andean Flicker Colaptes rupicola is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Peru and the southern border region of Ecuador also western Andean Bolivia , and northern regions of Argentina and Chile . see the RangeMap at www.natureserve.org then InfoNatura Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical high altitude grassland and pastureland. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 47390 all Colaptes rupicola . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. External links http ibc.hbw.com ibc phtml especie.phtml?idEspecie 3915 Andean Flicker videos on the Internet Bird Collection http vireo.acnatsci.org search.html?Form Search&SEARCHBY Common&KEYWORDS andean flicker&showwhat images&AGE All&SEX All&ACT All&Search Search&VIEW All&ORIENTATION All&RESULTS 24 Andean Flicker photo gallery VIREO http borderland tours.com v2 images stories borderland gallery photos argentina andean 20flicker.jpg Photo High Res http borderland tours.com v2 content view 55 77 Article borderland tours http www.avesdechile.cl 007en.htm Aves de Chile Andean Flicker Description and photos see the good RangeMap maps, lists, etc at www.natureserve.org then InfoNatura ....for the species, the category shown is Permanent Resident a bird of the Andes region Category Colaptes Category Birds of Peru Flicker, Andean Category Birds of Ecuador Flicker, Andean Category Birds of Bolivia Flicker, Andean Category Birds of Chile Flicker, Andean Category Birds of Argentina Flicker, Andean Category Birds of South America Flicker, Andean Category Woodpeckers Piciformes ... more details
Taxobox name Andean Emerald image Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae .jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Apodiformes familia Trochilidae genus Amazilia species A. franciae binomial Amazilia franciae binomial authority Jules Bourcier Bourcier & tienne Mulsant Mulsant , 1846 synonyms Agyrtria franciae The Andean Emerald Amazilia franciae is a species of hummingbird found at forest edge, woodland, gardens and scrub in the Andes of Colombia , Ecuador and northern Peru . It is generally fairly common. It is green above and white below. Some subspecies have a blue crown. References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 48326 title Amazilia franciae downloaded 17 December 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. External links http ibc.hbw.com ibc phtml especie.phtml?idEspecie 3126 Andean Emerald videos Agyrtria franciae on the Internet Bird Collection See the good RangeMap maps, lists, etc at www.natureserve.org ...map shows Permanent Resident only Category Amazilia Category Birds of Colombia Emerald, Andean Category Birds of Ecuador Emerald, Andean Category Birds of Peru Emerald, Andean Category Hummingbird species of South America Emerald, Andean hummingbird stub fr Ariane de Francia hu Andoki amaz lia ... more details
The Andean Tapaculo Scytalopus magellanicus was a species of South American bird belonging to the tapaculo group. It has now been split into several species, three of which are sometimes known as Andean Tapaculo Magellanic Tapaculo , Scytalopus magellanicus Puna Tapaculo , Scytalopus simonsi Matorral Tapaculo , Scytalopus griseicollis Disambig ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Andean catfish image regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Siluriformes familia Astroblepidae genus Astroblepus species A. ubidiai binomial Astroblepus ubidiai binomial authority Pellegrin, 1931 synonyms The Andean catfish Astroblepus ubidiai is a species of fish in the Astroblepidae family. It is Endemism endemic to the highlands of Ecuador in the Ecuadorian Andes . Its natural habitat s are mountainous river s, freshwater Spring hydrosphere spring Aquifer s, and inland karst s. It is critically endangered and threatened by habitat loss , pollution and fishing. It s diet consists of other fish and invertebrate s such as frogs, snails, algae and other aquatic organisms. They are able to find food at night by sensing it through barbel s around the mouth, which contain sensitive taste buds. The spanish name for the Andean catfish is Prenadilla. Andean catfish are found in basin drainage like habitats that are isolated from one another by pasture grounds, fields, human settlements and the presence of predators like piscivore ous large mouth bass in surrounding lakes. The Andean catfish is often found in freshwater springs and Ecuadorean caves. Andean catfish are brownish gray and have no scales large adult Andean catfish can grow up to 150 mm. http animal.discovery.com guides endangered fish andean catfish.html REFERENCE1 http www.iucnredlist.org apps redlist details 46862 0 REFERENCE2 Source Environmental Biology of Fishes 71 296, 2004. 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. http www.springerlink.com content h014432572h33126 Velez Espino, L.A. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 46862 all Astroblepus ubidiai . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007. catfish stub Category Astroblepus Category Fish ... ubidiai es Astroblepus ubidiai pt Astroblepus ubidiai vi Andean catfish ... more details
Andean culture is a collective term used to refer to the indigenous peoples indigenous culture s of the Andes mountains, especially those that came under the influence of the Inca empire . Cultures considered Andean include Peruvian Ancient Cultures Quechua people Aymara people Uros Uro Atacame o Kichwa Chibcha Muisca Excess long comment to prevent listing on Special Shortpages ............................................................ disambig ... more details
Infobox political party country Peru name english Andean Renaissance name native Renacimiento Andino colorcode green party logo Image Renacimiento Andino.png 100px leader Ciro G lvez Ciro Alfredo G lvez Herrera foundation ideology Centrism headquarters Lima , Peru members international None website http www.renacimientoandino.org.pe Andean Renaissance Renacimiento Andino is a political party in Peru . Its presidential candidate at the 2001 and Peruvian national election, 2006 2006 elections, Ciro G lvez Ciro Alfredo G lvez Herrera , won 0.8 and 0.2 of the vote, respectively. At the legislative Peruvian national election, 2006 elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won less than 1 of the popular vote and no seats in the Congress of Peru Congress of the Republic . External links http www.renacimientoandino.org.pe Andean Renaissance s official site PeruParties Category Political parties in Peru es Renacimiento Andino Peru party stub ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Andean Potoo image Andean Potto Nyctibius maculosus on a branch.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Caprimulgiformes familia Nyctibiidae genus Nyctibius species N. maculosus binomial Nyctibius maculosus binomial authority Robert Ridgway Ridgway , 1912 synonyms The Andean Potoo Nyctibius maculosus is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family. It is found in Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , and Venezuela . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. References Caldasia24 157 BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 48629 all Nyctibius maculosus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Category Nyctibius Caprimulgiformes stub ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Andean Negrito image Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas on the ground, side view.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo passerine Passeriformes familia tyrant flycatcher Tyrannidae genus Lessonia bird Lessonia species L. oreas binomial Lessonia oreas binomial authority Sclater & Salvin, 1869 synonyms The Andean Negrito Lessonia oreas is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , and Peru . Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and saline marshes. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 49999 all Lessonia oreas . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Category Lessonia Tyrannidae stub es Lessonia oreas qu Ch inqu fi Ruskoselk tyranni ... more details
Taxobox name Andean caenolestid ref name msw3 MSW3 Paucituberculata id 10500005 page 19 ref status VU status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Patterson, B. & Solari, S. year 2008 id 136743 title Caenolestes condorensis downloaded 25 February 2009 Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as vulnerable ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Paucituberculata familia Caenolestidae genus Caenolestes species C. condorensis binomial Caenolestes condorensis binomial authority Albuja and Patterson, 1996 synonyms range map Caenolestes condorensis area.png range map caption Andean shrew opossum range The Andean caenolestid Caenolestes condorensis , or Andean shrew opossum , is a species of shrew opossum in the Family biology family Caenolestidae . It is known from one location at an altitude of 2000 m in the Cordillera del C ndor in Ecuador . ref name iucn References reflist Paucituberculata marsupial stub Category Shrew opossums Category Mammals of Ecuador Category Animals described in 1996 bg Caenolestes condorensis it Caenolestes condorensis la Caenolestes condorensis mt Opossum urdiem ta geddumu twil tal Andi pt Caenolestes condorensis ... more details
Andean Group lang es Grupo Andino is a trade organization in Lima, Peru . In 1969, Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , and Peru established the group by the Treaty of Cartagena . In 1973, Venezuela joined. Chile quit in 1976, as did Peru in 1992. The group created a free trade area called the Andean Pact in 1992. External links http www.oas.org usde publications Unit oea33s ch20.htm OAS description Category Trade blocs Category International trade organizations int org stub eo Anda grupo ru fi Andien ryhm ... more details
Taxobox name Andean Snipe status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Scolopacidae genus Gallinago species G. jamesoni binomial Gallinago jamesoni binomial authority Charles Lucien Bonaparte Bonaparte , 1855 The Andean Snipe , Gallinago jamesoni , is a small, stocky Scolopacidae wader . It breeds in the Andes in Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Venezuela . It appears to be entirely sedentary, with no evidence of bird migration migration . It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Fuegian Snipe , Gallinago stricklandii , which is also known as the Cordilleran Snipe. The scientific name of the Andean Snipe commemorates the Scotland Scottish botanist William Jameson . Description This 30 32 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Its upperparts, head and neck are streaked and patterned with warm brown and buff, and the gold edges to the feathers form lines down its back, which are not as sharply defined as in most snipe species. The belly is white with brown barring. The horn colored bill is long, straight and fairly robust. The legs and feet are yellowish green. The sexes are similar, and immatures differ only in showing pale fringes on the wing coverts. The Andean Snipe makes a whee tschwu call in its display flight. Compared with other snipe with an overlapping range, Andean Snipe is obviously larger, with a heavy woodcock woodcock like flight on broad wings which lack a white trailing edge. On the ground, it lacks the clear pale stripes of its smaller relatives. Furthermore, the race of the Magellan Snipe which occurs in the Andes, Gallinago paraguiaiae andina , has yellow legs. Behaviour The Andean Snipe is found in marshy areas where grassland ... outer tail feathers. The Andean Snipe forages by pushing its long bill deep into the mud seeking ... amongst marsh vegetation. Status The Andean Snipe has a large range, with an estimated extent of 260,000 ... more details
El C ndor Pasa song El C ndor Pasa in Tokyo Andean music comes from the general area inhabited by Quechua ... , Chile , Colombia , Peru and Venezuela . Andean music is popular to different degrees across ... emblematic instruments of Andean music. The panpipes group include the Siku panpipe sik or zampo a ... in this group are constructed from aquatic reeds found in many lakes in the Andean Region of South ... in use today in many of the huaynos traditional songs and contemporary Andean music. Quena s notched ... tarka s, being played during the wet season. Tarkas are constructed from local Andean hard ... changes in Andean society and culture. Bolivia, for example, saw a nationalism nationalistic revolution ... in Aymara and Quechua. What has this got to do with Andean music ? please add context by linking ... nuevo artists such as Emma Junaro and Matilde Casazola . The 1970s was a decade in which Andean music ... Bolivia . Singing and composing songs that became huge hits in Bolivia and would later become Andean standards. They would later take Andean music to the rest of the world. Genres and relationships to other .... It was then adapted to a Peruvian version that has become a popular style in the Andean region ... Aymara populations. Several Andean music genres have also borrowed elements originally introduced ... and little from the original cumbia rhythm. Andean music has served as a major source of inspiration ... old songs and created new pieces that are now considered andean music. Some Nueva canci n musicians such as Los Jaivas would fuse Andean music with psychedelic rock psychedelic and progressive ... wave sounds some elements of Andean music has been featured in rock en Espa ol songs such as Cuando ... on Andean music http www.cronicasdelosvientos.blogspot.com Vientos de tierra de vientos , examples of Andean music and instruments http www.copacabanainternacional.com Copacabana Internacional Andean music player in stereo http www.musicapuno.com Andean Music from Puno Per http homepage.oninet.pt ... more details
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Taxobox status LC status system IUCN3.1 name Andean Parakeet image BolborhynchusAndicolaKeulemans.jpg caption Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans Keulemans , 1891 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Psittaciformes familia Psittacidae genus Bolborhynchus species B. orbygnesius binomial authority Charles de Souanc Souanc , 1856 binomial Bolborhynchus orbygnesius synonyms Bolborhynchus andicola The Andean Parakeet , Bolborhynchus orbygnesius , is a small unit length mm 160 parrot found in the upland wooded valleys of the central eastern Andes in Bolivia and Peru , at elevations of unit height m 1500 2 to unit height m 5000 2 . It is solid green, darker above and lighter below, with some blue visible on wings when flying. It has a pale bill and medium length tail. It is stockier and darker than the Mountain Parakeet . Most flocks are small, but sometimes include over 300 individuals. The Andean Parakeet eats seeds, buds, and berries, and it breeds in burrows in steep banks. It was formerly known as B. audicolus . References Parrots A Guide to Parrots of the World Juniper & Parr, 1998, ISBN 0 300 07453 0 Category Parrots Category Birds of Bolivia Category Birds of Peru de Andensittich fr Toui de d Orbigny it Bolborhynchus orbygnesius fi Andienaratti ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Andean Lapwing image Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens on the ground, side view.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Charadriidae genus Vanellus species V. resplendens binomial Vanellus resplendens binomial authority Johann Jakob von Tschudi Tschudi , 1843 synonyms Belonopterus resplendens small Tschudi, 1843 small br Charadrius resplendens small Tschudi, 1843 small br Ptiloscelys resplendens small Tschudi, 1843 small The Andean Lapwing Vanellus resplendens is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Ecuador , and Peru . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical high altitude grassland , river s, swamp s, and pastureland. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 49184 all Vanellus resplendens . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Category Vanellus charadriiformes stub br Kornigell an Ando es Vanellus resplendens fr Vanneau des Andes it Vanellus resplendens hu Andoki b bic pt Vanellus resplendens qu Liq ichu fi Andienhyypp ... more details
Taxobox name Andean Swallow image Andean Swallow.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors BirdLife International year 2008 id 147972 title Haplochelidon andecola downloaded 2009 03 24 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Hirundinidae genus Haplochelidon species H. andecola binomial Haplochelidon andecola binomial authority Alcide d Orbigny D Orbigny and Fr d ric de Lafresnaye Lafresnaye , 1837 synonyms Petrochelidon andecola D Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 The Andean Swallow Haplochelidon andecola is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Haplochelidon . It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , and Peru . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical high altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high altitude grassland . References Reflist Hirundinidae Category Haplochelidon Category Monotypic bird genera Category Animals described in 1837 Sylvioidea stub de Andenschwalbe fr Hirondelle des Andes nl Haplochelidon qu Puna khallwa ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Andean Swift image image caption status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Apodiformes familia Apodidae genus Aeronautes species A. andecolus binomial Aeronautes andecolus binomial authority D Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 synonyms The Andean Swift Aeronautes andecolus is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , and Peru . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high altitude shrubland . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 48169 all Aeronautes andecolus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. deadlin Downloaded on 24 July 2007. External links http www.flickr.com photos 27651543 N08 2573048492 Photo Category Aeronautes apodiformes stub de Andensegler fr Martinet des Andes pt Aeronautes andecolus ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Andean Tyrant image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Tyrannidae genus Knipolegus species K. signatus binomial Knipolegus signatus binomial authority Wladyslaw Taczanowski Taczanowski , 1874 synonyms The Andean Tyrant Knipolegus signatus is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , and Peru , it was also recently found in extreme south Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane s. References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 50003 all Knipolegus signatus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Category Knipolegus Tyrannidae stub es Knipolegus signatus fr Ada de Jelski ... more details
Taxobox name Andean Solitaire image Myadestes ralloides NBII Image Gallery a00174.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Turdidae genus Myadestes species M. ralloides binomial Myadestes ralloides binomial authority D Orbigny, 1840 synonyms The Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , and Venezuela . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s and heavily degraded former forest. References Caldasia24 157 BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 51565 all Myadestes ralloides . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Category Myadestes Turdidae stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Andean College in Spanish, Colegio Andino is a program of the Centro Bartolom de Las Casas , which was founded in 1974. It offers courses in Quechua language Quechua , Aymara language Aimara and Spanish language s. External links http www.cbc.org.pe Centro Bartolom de Las Casas Website in Spanish SouthAm university stub Category Education in Peru ... more details
Taxobox name Andean Avocet status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Recurvirostra andina.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Recurvirostridae genus avocet Recurvirostra species R. andina binomial Recurvirostra andina binomial authority Rodolfo Armando Philippi Philippi & Christian Ludwig Landbeck Landbeck , 1861 The Andean Avocet Recurvirostra andina is a large wader in the avocet and stilt bird family, Recurvirostridae . It is resident in the Andes , breeding above 3500 m in northwestern Argentina , western Bolivia , northern Chile and southern Peru . Description This 43 48 cm long avocet has a white head, neck, underparts and rump, and dark brown back, wings and tail. The thin, grey legs are not as long as with other avocet species, but the long thin black bill is upturned at the end. The sexes are similar, and the juvenile plumage is undescribed. The colour pattern is similar to that of the local subspecies Himantopus himantopus melanurus of Black winged Stilt , but that bird has very long red legs a white tail and a straight bill. Behaviour The Andean Avocet nests near shallow, preferably alkali ne lakes in the Andes, often in small groups. The eggs are laid in at least January. This species is bird migration non migratory , but may move to slightly lower altitudes when not breeding. The Andean Avocet forages in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks its crustacean and insect prey. References Hayman, Marchant and Prater, Shorebirds ISBN 0 873403 19 4 Category Recurvirostra br Avosetenn an Ando es Recurvirostra andina fr Avocette des Andes it Recurvirostra andina fi Andienavosetti ... more details
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