Chotoy spinetail
The chotoy spinetail (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Schoeniophylax.[2] It is found in Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, regions of northern Argentina, and extreme southern Brazil, including the Pantanal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.[1]
| Chotoy spinetail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Schoeniophylax Ridgway, 1909 |
| Species: | S. phryganophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schoeniophylax phryganophilus (Vieillot, 1817) | |
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Within the ovenbird family, the chotoy spinetail is genetically most closely related to the white-bellied spinetail (Mazaria propinqua).[3]
Two subspecies are recognised.[4]
- S. p. phryganophilus (Vieillot, 1817) – Bolivia, south Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and north Argentina
- S. p. petersi Pinto, 1949 – east Brazil
At Arroio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Schoeniophylax phryganophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702276A93866427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702276A93866427.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "ITIS Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schoeniophylax phryganophilus.
- Chotoy spinetail videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Chotoy spinetail photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-Medium Res; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu–"Birds of Brazil"
- Photo-High Res; Article tropicalbirding
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