Extendemos el rango de distribución en el Perú de Asthenes sclateri (“Canastero de Puna”), especie reportada hasta la fecha para el Departamento de Puno. Las observaciones de varios individuos de la especie (documentadas con fotos y especimenes) fueron hechas en pajonales altoandinos aledaños a bosques de Polylepis en el Departamento de Arequipa.

We extent the distribution range in Peru of Asthenes sclateri, Cabanis (“Puna Canastero”), a species reported only for the Puno Department. The observations of many individuals of the species (documented with pictures and specimens) were made in high Andean pastures nearby Polylepis woodlands in the Arequipa Department.

The Sechura fox (Lycalopex sechurae) is a little-studied species despite being common in northwestern Peru and listed as Near Threatened internationally. This study presents the home range, habitat preference, and activity patterns of L. sechurae in two locations of the Sechura Desert: The Mangroves of San Pedro de Vice (MSPV) and the Illescas National Reserve (RNI). Using GPS collars, the minimum convex polygon method, and the Kernel estimator (KE), the home range of four female individuals (two from each site) was calculated. Additionally, the GPS location data were used to estimate activity patterns and habitat preferences for each individual. The home range of females from MSPV was 0.6 and 1 km² (95% KE), whereas, for the RNI, it was 3.5 and 25.1 km² (95% KE). Females from MSPV preferred dry forest (54.8% and 76.1%), while those from RNI favored desert scrub (64.3% and 64.5%). All ...