Margarornis Explained
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.
Taxonomy
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
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. |
| Margarornis stellatus | | Colombia and Ecuador. |
| Margarornis bellulus | Beautiful treerunner | Panama |
| Margarornis squamiger | | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
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The white-throated treerunner is placed in the monotypic genus Pygarrhichas.[5]
Notes and References
- Book: Reichenbach, Ludwig . Ludwig Reichenbach . 1853 . Icones ad synopsin avium No. 10 Scansoriae A . Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie . 6 . German . Dresden und Leipzig . Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte . 145–218 [146, 179] . https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47722880 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 241 .
- Book: Gray, George Robert . George Robert Gray . 1855 . Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum . London . British Museum . 28 .
- Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1951 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 7 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 116 .
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2021 . Ovenbirds, woodcreepers . IOC World Bird List Version 11.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 29 June 2021 .
