Bay-capped wren-spinetail
The bay-capped wren-spinetail (Spartonoica maluroides) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Spartonoica.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Spartonoica J.L. Peters, 1950 |
| Species: | S. maluroides |
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| Spartonoica maluroides (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
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It is found in mid-northern Argentina, Uruguay and extreme southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitats are swamps and intermittent saline marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Within the ovenbird family, the bay-capped wren-spinetail is genetically most closely related to the cacholotes in the genus Pseudoseisura.[3] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2022). "Spartonoica maluroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22702642A217678691. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- 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 here.
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