| Roraiman Barbtail | |
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| Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1890 | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Roraimia Chapman, 1929 |
| Species: | R. adusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Roraimia adusta (Salvin & Godman, 1884) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Synallaxis adusta |
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The Roraiman Barbtail (Roraimia adusta) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. Therein, it is placed in the monotypic genus Roraimia. It is found in highland forests in the tepuis of southern Venezuela, western Guyana and far northern Brazil. Its name refers to Mount Roraima. It is a small bird with rufous upperparts, streaky underparts, a white throat and a black mask.