MOLT PATTERNS AND SEXING AND AGING CRITERIA FOR TEN SPECIES OF HIGH ELEVATION LANDBIRDS FROM SOUTHEASTERN PERU

∙ Knowledge of molt patterns and their resulting plumages is useful for aging and sexing birds and, in mono‐ chromatic species, morphometric measurements can help to discern males from females. However, these data are largely undescribed for the majority of the world’s bird species, especially in the tropics. We sought to classify the molt strategy for 10 species of Neotropical passerines during their breeding seasons and considered whether a...