Wren-like rushbird

The wren-like rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is monotypic within the genus Phleocryptes. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is swamps.

Wren-like rushbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Phleocryptes
Cabanis & Heine, 1859
Species:
P. melanops
Binomial name
Phleocryptes melanops
(Vieillot, 1817)

References

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


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