Biology:Cinnycerthia
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Cinnycerthia | |
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| Sepia-brown wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Cinnycerthia Lesson, 1844 |
| Type species | |
| Cinnycerthia cinnamomea[1] Lesson, 1844
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Cinnycerthia is a genus of bird in the wren family, Troglodytidae. It contains four species which inhabit the undergrowth of montane forests in the Andes.[2] None of them are considered to be threatened with extinction and they are classified as species of Least Concern by BirdLife International.[3] They are 14–16.5 cm long and have a fairly short bill and fairly plain reddish-brown plumage with dark bars on the wings and tail.[2] The name of the genus is a combination of Cinnyris, a genus of sunbirds, and Certhia, a genus of treecreepers.[4]
Species list
The genus contains the following species:[5]
- Rufous wren (Cinnycerthia unirufa)
- Sepia-brown wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens)
- Peruvian wren (Cinnycerthia peruana)
- Fulvous wren (Cinnycerthia fulva)
The sepia-brown and fulvous wrens were formerly treated as subspecies of the Peruvian wren.[6]
References
- ↑ "Troglodytididae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=174.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ridgely, Robert S. and Guy Tudor (1994) The Birds of South America, volume 2: the Suboscine Passerines, University of Texas Press.
- ↑ BirdLife International. Cinnycerthia. Accessed 8 November 2011.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, 2nd ed., Christopher Helm, London.
- ↑ Gill, F. and D. Donsker, eds. (2011): Sugarbirds, Starlings, Thrushes , IOC World Bird Names (Version 2.10). Accessed 8 November 2011.
- ↑ Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, J. Pérez-Emán, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz and K. J. Zimmer (2011) Vireonidae to Sturnidae, A classification of the bird species of South America, American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 8 November 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q922763 entry
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