Para Foliage-gleaner
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The Para Foliage-gleaner (Automolus paraensis) 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
. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies
of the Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
, and the morphology
of the two is very similar, but their voices differ significantly.
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. It is found in humid forests in the south-eastern Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, being restricted to the regions east of the Madeira River
Madeira River
The Madeira River is a major waterway in South America, approximately 3,250 km miles long The Madeira is the biggest tributary of the Amazon...
and south of the Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
The 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...
, and the 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....
of the two is very similar, but their voices differ significantly.