Pearled treerunner

The pearled treerunner (Margarornis squamiger) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Pearled treerunner in Yanacocha Ecuador

Pearled treerunner

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Margarornis
Species:
M. squamiger
Binomial name
Margarornis squamiger
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.[2] This songbird is an insectivore found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Three subspecies of pearled treerunner are recognized:[3]

  • M. squamiger perlatus (Lesson, 1844) – Northern Pearled Treerunner. Found in the Sierra de Perijá and the Andes of Western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Northern Peru.
  • M. squamiger peruvianus (Cory, 1913). Founded in the Andes of Northern and Central Peru.
  • M. squamiger squamiger (d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) – Southern Pearled Treerunner. Found in the Andes of Southern Peru and Bolivia, with a sight record in Northwestern Argentina.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Margarornis squamiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Margarornis squamiger (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  3. "Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger)". Handbook of the Birds of the World: Alive. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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