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Firewood-gatherer
The firewood-gatherer (''Anumbius annumbi'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family (biology), family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 31 May 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved May 31, 2023 Taxonomy and systematics The firewood-gatherer is genetically most closely related to the lark-like brushrunner (''Coryphistera alaudina''), and they may be sister species. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's websithere The firewood-gatherer is the only member of its genus and is monotypic: No subspecies are recognized. Description The firewood-gatherer is long and weighs . It is an unusual furnariid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furnariid
Ovenbirds or furnariids are a large family of small suboscine passerine birds found from Mexico and Central to southern South America. They form the family Furnariidae. This is a large family containing around 315 species and 70 genera. The ovenbird (''Seiurus aurocapilla''), which breeds in North America, is not a furnariid – rather it is a distantly related bird of the wood warbler family, Parulidae. The ovenbirds are a diverse group of insectivores which get their name from the elaborate, vaguely "oven-like" clay nests built by the horneros, although most other ovenbirds build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock.Remsen, J. V., Jr. 2003. Family Furnariidae (ovenbirds). Pages 162–357 in J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott and D. A. Christie eds. Handbook of the birds of the world, Vol. 8, broadbills to tapaculos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. The Spanish word for "oven" ''(horno)'' gives the horneros their name. Furnariid nests are always constructed with a cover, and up to six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
