Spotted bamboowren

Spotted bamboowren
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Psilorhamphus
Species: P. guttatus
Binomial name
Psilorhamphus guttatus
(Ménétriés, 1835)

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Psilorhamphus guttatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "ITIS Report: Psilorhamphus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.


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