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Margarornis

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Margarornis
Pearled treerunner, Margarornis squamiger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Margarornis
Reichenbach, 1853
Type species
Sittasomus perlatus
Pearled treerunner
Lesson, 1844
Species

Margarornis bellulus
Margarornis rubiginosus
Margarornis squamiger
Margarornis stellatus

Margarornis is a genus of passerine birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. They are found in South and Middle America. All four species in the genus have "treerunner" in their English name.

Taxonomy

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The genus Margarornis was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek margaron meaning "pearl" with ornis meaning "bird".[2] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as Sittasomus perlatus Lesson. This taxon is now considered to be a subspecies of the pearled treerunner (Margarornis squamiger perlatus).[3][4]

Species

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The genus contains four species:[5]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Margarornis rubiginosus Ruddy treerunner Costa Rica and western Panama.
Margarornis stellatus Star-chested treerunner Colombia and Ecuador.
Margarornis bellulus Beautiful treerunner Panama
Margarornis squamiger Pearled treerunner Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela

The white-throated treerunner is placed in the monotypic genus Pygarrhichas.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1853). "Icones ad synopsin avium No. 10 Scansoriae A". Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie (in German). Vol. 6. Dresden und Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. pp. 145–218 [146, 179].
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 28.
  4. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 116.
  5. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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