Cinclodes
| Cinclodes | |
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| Buff-winged cinclodes (C. fuscus) in Argentina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Cinclodes G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Species | |
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About 12, see list | |
Cinclodes is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the ovenbird family Furnariidae. There are about a dozen species distributed across the southern and Andean regions of South America. They are terrestrial birds of open habitats, typically found near water such as mountain streams or the seashore where they forage for small invertebrates. They are stocky birds with strong legs and feet and pointed, slightly downcurved bills. The plumage is inconspicuous and mainly brown, often with a pale wingbar, stripe over the eye and corners to the tail. They have loud, trilling songs and often raise their wings while singing.
Species list
- Stout-billed cinclodes, Cinclodes excelsior
- Royal cinclodes, Cinclodes aricomae
- Buff-winged cinclodes, Cinclodes fuscus
- Chestnut-winged cinclodes, Cinclodes albidiventris (split from Cinclodes fuscus in 2012)
- Cream-winged cinclodes, Cinclodes albiventris (split from Cinclodes fuscus in 2012)
- Cordoba cinclodes or Comechingones cinclodes, Cinclodes comechingonus
- Long-tailed cinclodes, Cinclodes pabsti
- Cipo cinclodes, described as new species Cinclodes espinhacensis in 2012 but treated as subspecies of Cinclodes pabsti by the SACC and the IOC in 2013
- Grey-flanked cinclodes, Cinclodes oustaleti
- Olrog's cinclodes, Cinclodes olrogi
- Dark-bellied cinclodes, Cinclodes patagonicus
- Chilean seaside cinclodes or seaside cinclodes, Cinclodes nigrofumosus
- Peruvian seaside cinclodes or surf cinclodes, Cinclodes taczanowskii
- Blackish cinclodes, Cinclodes antarcticus
- White-winged cinclodes, Cinclodes atacamensis
- White-bellied cinclodes, Cinclodes palliatus
References
- Chesser, R. Terry (2004) Systematics, evolution and biogeography of the South American ovenbird genus Cinclodes, Auk 121 (3): 752-766
- Jaramillo, Alvaro; Burke, Peter & Beadle, David (2003) Field Guide to the Birds of Chile, Christopher Helm, London
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