Automolus
Encyclopedia
Automolus is a genus of bird
in the Furnariidae family.
The White-throated Foliage-gleaner
has been placed in this genus, but behavior, voice and morphology
all point to it belonging in Syndactyla
. Evidence also suggests that the Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner possibly should be moved to Hylocryptus
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Furnariidae family.
Species
- Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleanerChestnut-crowned Foliage-gleanerThe Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...
, Automolus rufipileatus - White-eyed Foliage-gleanerWhite-eyed Foliage-gleanerThe White-eyed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in forests and old second growth in south-eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. Until recently, it included the Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner as a subspecies.-References:* BirdLife...
, Automolus leucophthalmus- Pernambuco Foliage-gleanerPernambuco Foliage-gleanerThe Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in forests of north-eastern Brazil. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the White-eyed Foliage-gleaner. The morphology of the two is very similar, but their voices differ significantly...
, Automolus (leucophthalmus) lammi
- Pernambuco Foliage-gleaner
- Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerBuff-throated Foliage-gleanerThe Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela...
, Automolus ochrolaemus - Olive-backed Foliage-gleanerOlive-backed Foliage-gleanerThe Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in humid forests of most of the Amazon Basin, except in the south-eastern part, where the Para Foliage-gleaner is found. The two are closely related and were considered conspecific until...
, Automolus infuscatus- Para Foliage-gleanerPara Foliage-gleanerThe Para Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in humid forests in the south-eastern Amazon Basin in Brazil, being restricted to the regions east of the Madeira River and south of the Amazon River...
, Automolus (infuscatus) paraensis
- Para Foliage-gleaner
- Brown-rumped Foliage-gleanerBrown-rumped Foliage-gleanerThe Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
, Automolus melanopezus - Ruddy Foliage-gleanerRuddy Foliage-gleanerThe Ruddy Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. Its range is highly disjunct, with populations in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, and lowlands and foothills in the Chocó, eastern Andes, and western and north-eastern Amazon Basin. It is found in forest...
, Automolus rubiginosus- Santa Marta Foliage-gleanerSanta Marta Foliage-gleanerThe Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner. Evidence suggests that it possibly should be moved to the genus Hylocryptus....
, Automolus (rubiginosus) rufipectus
- Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner
The White-throated Foliage-gleaner
White-throated Foliage-gleaner
The Tepui Foliage-gleaner , also known as the White-throated Foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family...
has been placed in this genus, but behavior, voice and morphology
Morphology (biology)
In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features....
all point to it belonging in Syndactyla
Syndactyla
Syndactyla is a genus of foliage-gleaners, birds in the family Furnariidae. It contains the following species:* Lineated Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla subalaris* Guttulate Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla guttulata...
. Evidence also suggests that the Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner possibly should be moved to Hylocryptus
Hylocryptus
Hylocryptus is a genus of birds in the Furnariidae family. They are found at low levels in woodland and forest in South America. They have a relatively heavy bill, and their plumage is at least partially orange-rufous.-Species:...
.