Russet-mantled softtail
The russet-mantled softtail (Cranioleuca berlepschi) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to northern Peru.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Cranioleuca |
| Species: | C. berlepschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cranioleuca berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1905) | |
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
The russet-mantled softtail was formerly placed in the genus Thripophaga. It was moved to Cranioleuca based on a large molecular phylogenetic study of the suboscines published in 2020.[2][3]
References
- BirdLife International (2022). "Cranioleuca berlepschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- Harvey, M.G.; et al. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot". Science. 370 (6522): 1343–1348. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970. hdl:10138/329703. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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