When were up on the páramo plains, we saw this bird on a stone, a Chestnut-winged cinclodes. This is a fairly small cinclodes, formerly considered conspecific with Buff-winged Cinclodes (C. fuscus) and Cream-winged cinclodes (C. albiventris). Possibly, therefore, the Chestnut-winged cinclodes is relatively unknown. Breeding, e.g., has been recorded during most months of the year, but this fact may possibly be due to altitude conditions. The diet is also fairly unknown.