Wren-like rushbird
The wren-like rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is only species placed in the genus Phleocryptes. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is swamps.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Phleocryptes Cabanis & Heine, 1860 |
| Species: | P. melanops |
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| Phleocryptes melanops (Vieillot, 1817) | |
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Within the ovenbird family, the wren-like rushbird is genetically most closely related to the curve-billed reedhaunter (Limnornis curvirostris).[2]
Four subspecies are recognised:[3]
- P. m. brunnescens Zimmer, JT, 1935 – coastal west Peru
- P. m. schoenobaenus Cabanis & Heine, 1860 – central, south Peru, west Bolivia and northwest Argentina
- P. m. loaensis Philippi Bañados & Goodall, 1946 – coastal south Peru and north Chile
- P. m. melanops (Vieillot, 1817) – south Brazil to central Chile and central Argentina
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Phleocryptes melanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702646A93884618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702646A93884618.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Harvey, M.G.; et al. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot". Science. 370 (6522): 1343–1348. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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