Point-tailed palmcreeper
Appearance
Point-tailed palmcreeper | |
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at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Berlepschia Ridgway, 1887 |
Species: | B. rikeri
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Binomial name | |
Berlepschia rikeri (Ridgway, 1886)
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The point-tailed palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Berlepschia.
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It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
This is a deep chestnut-brown backed bird, with neck collar colorings of black and white flecking; the entire belly has the same black and white mottling. It has a medium to long, stout pointed bill.
The species is named for the two ornithologists-bird collectors who first described the species, Count Hans von Berlepsch and C. Riker.
References
External links
- Point-tailed palmcreeper photo gallery VIREO Berlepschia+rikeri Photo-High Res