Lark-like brushrunner
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Coryphistera Burmeister, 1860 |
| Species: | C. alaudina
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| Coryphistera alaudina Burmeister, 1860
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The lark-like brushrunner (Coryphistera alaudina) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is the only member of the genus Coryphistera.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Within the ovenbird family, the lark-like brushrunner is genetically most closely related to the firewood-gatherer (Anumbius annumbi).[2]
Two subspecies are recognised.[3]
- C. a. campicola Todd, 1915 – southeast Bolivia and west Paraguay
- C. a. alaudina Burmeister, 1860 – south Bolivia to south Brazil and north Argentina
References[edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coryphistera alaudina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702664A93885480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702664A93885480.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Harvey, M.G.; et al. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot". Science. 370 (6522): 1343–1348. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970. hdl:10138/329703. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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