Russet-mantled softtail

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Russet-mantled softtail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Cranioleuca
Species:
C. berlepschi
Binomial name
Cranioleuca berlepschi
(Hellmayr, 1905)

The russet-mantled softtail (Cranioleuca berlepschi) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to northern Peru.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy[edit]

The russet-mantled softtail was formerly placed in the genus Thripophaga. It was moved to Cranioleuca based on a large molecular phylogenetic study of the suboscines published in 2020.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Cranioleuca berlepschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

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