Genus: Tarphonomus
Description
Two species of Earthcreepers, which differ in nest structure from the other Earthcreepers.
Taxonomy
Tarphonomus is a newly described genus (2007) in the Family Furnariidae.
These Earthcreepers have been moved from the genus Upucerthia.[1][2] The reasons for transferring the species can be read in the SACC proposal linked below.[3]
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| T. harterti | Bolivian Earthcreeper | ||
| T. certhioides | Chaco Earthcreeper | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- SACC proposal to recognize genus Tarphonomus and place these two species in it.
Pages in category ‘Tarphonomus’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
