Delta Amacuro softtail

The Delta Amacuro softtail (Thripophaga amacurensis) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Delta Amacuro in Venezuela.

Delta Amacuro softtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Thripophaga
Species:
T. amacurensis
Binomial name
Thripophaga amacurensis
Hilty et al., 2013

Its natural habitat is riparian tropical seasonally flooded forest and savanna.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Thripophaga amacurensis (amended version of 2017 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103674338A119429085. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103674338A119429085.en. Downloaded on 28 September 2018.
  • Hilty, Steven L.; Ascanio, David; Whittaker, Andrew (February 2013). "A New Species of Softtail (Furnariidae: Thripophaga) from the Delta of the Orinoco River in Venezuela". The Condor. 115 (1): 143–154. doi:10.1525/cond.2012.110212. JSTOR 10.1525/cond.2012.110212.
  • South American Classification Committee (September 19, 2013). "Proposal (#580) to South American Classification Committee – Recognize newly described Thripophaga amacurensis". Retrieved October 6, 2013.


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