Sandy Gallito
| Sandy Gallito | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
| Genus: | Teledromas Wetmore & Peters, 1922 |
| Species: | T. fuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Teledromas fuscus (Sclater & Salvin, 1873) |
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The Sandy Gallito (Teledromas fuscus) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Teledromas.[citation needed] It is endemic to Argentina.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Aviary specialist, Robert Walwick discovered three different types of the bird on a 2010 trip to Burkina Faso; far from their place of origin. Walwick documented his findings in the May issue of Bird World.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Teledromas fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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