ANDEAN NEGRITO: Lessonia oreas

  
    It inhabits the mountainous area of north and central Argentina, in the vicinity of aquatic environments.
Similarity to the Austral Negrito, but contrasted with white primaries visible in flight.
The female is more muted tones, but less clear cut than in the Austral Negrito.

         
     The photographs were taken in Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca province.