Spotted bamboowren
| Spotted bamboowren | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
| Genus: | Psilorhamphus P.L. Sclater, 1855 |
| Species: | P. guttatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilorhamphus guttatus (Ménétriés, 1835) | |
The spotted bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) is a small species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Psilorhamphus.[2] It endemic to Atlantic Forest, mainly at bamboo thickets, in south-eastern Brazil and far north-eastern Argentina. It is threatened by habitat loss. Despite its English name, this long-tailed brown and grey bird is not a wren, but an unusual tapaculo.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Psilorhamphus guttatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Psilorhamphus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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