Chattering gnatwren
The chattering gnatwren (Ramphocaenus sticturus) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest.
| Chattering gnatwren | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Polioptilidae |
| Genus: | Ramphocaenus |
| Species: | R. sticturus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphocaenus sticturus Hellmayr, 1902 | |
The chattering gnatwren was formerly treated as a subspecies of the long-billed gnatwren (since renamed the trilling gnatwren) (Ramphocaenus melanurus). It is now considered as a separate species based on the phylogenetic relationships determined in a 2018 molecular study.[1][2]
Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- R. s. sticturus Hellmayr, 1902 – south central Brazil
- R. s. obscurus Zimmer, J.T., 1931 – east Peru to north Bolivia
References
- Smith, B.T.; Bryson, R.W. Jr; Mauck, W.M.; Chaves, J.; Robbins, M.B.; Aleixo, A.; Klicka, J. (2018). "Species delimitation and biogeography of the gnatcatchers and gnatwrens (Aves: Polioptilidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 126: 45–57. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.012. PMID 29551521.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Dapple-throats, sugarbirds, fairy-bluebirds, kinglets, hyliotas, wrens, gnatcatchers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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