Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner

Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner
Conservation status
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Automolus
Species: A. rufipectus
Binomial name
Automolus rufipectus
Bangs, 1898
Synonyms

Hylocryptus rufipectus

The Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner (Automolus rufipectus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner.[1] Evidence suggests that it possibly should be moved to the genus Hylocryptus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Krabbe, N. (2008). Vocal evidence for restitution of species rank to a Santa Marta endemic: Automolus rufipectus Bangs (Furnariidae), with comments on its generic affinities. Bull. B.O.C. 128(4): 219-227