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The
Polylepis-specialist Giant Conebill was first registered in Chile a few years
ago and recently has been discovered nesting in the Tarapaca Region
within a bosque of Polylepis rugulosa. This bird in the photo was one of a pair noisily foraging in a Queñua copse (Polylepis tarapacana)
at about 4,400 meters above sea level within the Reserva
Nacional Las Vicuñas in northern Chile. Note the
cellophane-like layers of reddish bark which help insulate the tree against
the frigid temperatures of the altiplano, and which harbor a quantity of
insects for the conebill. Please refer to our resources
page for more information about the deforestation of Polylepis in the
altiplano. |
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