Point-tailed palmcreeper

The point-tailed palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Berlepschia.

Berlepschia rikeri Keulemans 1889

Point-tailed palmcreeper
at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Berlepschia
Ridgway, 1887
Species:
B. rikeri
Binomial name
Berlepschia rikeri
(Ridgway, 1886)

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.

This is a deep chestnut-brown backed bird, with neck collar colorings of black and white flecking; the entire belly has the same black and white mottling. It has a medium to long, stout pointed bill.

The species is named for the two ornithologists-bird collectors who first described the species, Count Hans von Berlepsch and C. Riker.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Berlepschia rikeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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