Spotted bamboowren

The spotted bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) is a small species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is monotypic within the genus Psilorhamphus.[2] It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest, mainly at bamboo thickets, in southeastern Brazil and far northeastern 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.

Spotted bamboowren

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Psilorhamphus guttatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Psilorhamphus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.


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