Sharp-billed treehunter
| Sharp-billed treehunter | |
|---|---|
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| Subspecies camargoi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Heliobletus L. Reichenbach, 1853 |
| Species: | H. contaminatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliobletus contaminatus Berlepsch, 1885 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Anabates contaminatus | |
The sharp-billed treehunter (Heliobletus contaminatus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is the only described member of the genus Heliobletus. The species is found in south eastern South America. Considerable confusion exists about the specific and subspecific names for this species.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the southern Atlantic Forest, in south eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, northern Argentina and the extreme north east of Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Heliobletus contaminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Remsen, J.V., Jr (2017). Sharp-billed Treehunter (Heliobletus contaminatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/56587 on 4 April 2017).
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