Chiriqui foliage-gleaner
The Chiriqui foliage-gleaner (Automolus exsertus) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
| Chiriqui foliage-gleaner | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Automolus |
| Species: | A. exsertus |
| Binomial name | |
| Automolus exsertus Bangs, 1901 | |
It is found southwestern Costa Rica to western Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland.
This species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the buff-throated foliage-gleaner (Automolus ochrolaemus). It was promoted to species status based on the significant difference in the vocalisation and mitochrondrial DNA.[1][2]
References
- Freeman, B.G.; Montgomery, G.A. (2017). "Using song playback experiments to measure species recognition between geographically isolated populations: A comparison with acoustic trait analyses". Auk. 134: 857–870. doi:10.1111/evo.13311.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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