Cream-winged Cinclodes

The cream-winged cinclodes (Cinclodes albiventris) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The cream-winged cinclodes was previously considered conspecific with what was then called the bar-winged cinclodes (C. fuscus sensu lato). In a three-way split of the bar-winged that began in about 2009, the cream-winged cinclodes was recognized as a full species. C. fuscus was renamed to the present buff-winged cinclodes to avoid confusion with the previous much more complex species. The cream-winged cinclodes has these five subspecies: C. a. albiventris (Philippi & Landbeck, 1861) C. a. tucumanus Chapman, 1919 C. a. riojanus Nores, 1986 C. a. rufus Nores, 1986 C. a. yzurietae Nores, 1986 == Description == The cream-winged cinclodes is 15 to 19 cm (5.9 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 20 to 34 g (0.71 to 1.2 oz). It is a small cinclodes with a shortish bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies C. a. albiventris have a distinct light buffish white supercilium, dark gray-brown ear coverts with pale streaks, and a white malar area. Their crown and upperparts are…