Tepui foliage-gleaner
| Tepui foliage-gleaner | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Syndactyla |
| Species: | S. roraimae |
| Binomial name | |
| Syndactyla roraimae Hellmayr, 1917 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Automolus roraimae | |
The tepui foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla roraimae), also known as the white-throated foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in forest and woodland in the tepuis of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.
It was formerly placed in the genus Automolus, but behavior, voice and morphology all point to it belonging in Syndactyla.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Syndactyla roraimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Zimmer, K. J., Robbins, M. B., & Kopuchiam, C. (2008). Taxonomy, vocalisations, syringeal morphology and natural history of Automolus roraimae (Furnariidae). Bulletin B.O.U. 128: 187-206.
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