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.
| Margarornis | |
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| Pearled treerunner, Margarornis squamiger | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Margarornis Reichenbach, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Sittasomus perlatus Pearled treerunner Lesson, 1844
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| Species | |
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Margarornis bellulus | |
Taxonomy edit
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 edit
The genus contains four species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Margarornis rubiginosus | Ruddy treerunner | Costa Rica and western Panama. |
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Margarornis stellatus | Star-chested treerunner | Colombia and Ecuador. |
| Margarornis bellulus | Beautiful treerunner | Panama | |
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Margarornis squamiger | Pearled treerunner | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
The white-throated treerunner is placed in the monotypic genus Pygarrhichas.[5]
References edit
- ^ 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].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 28.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 116.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Margarornis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Margarornis at Wikispecies
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