- Point-tailed Palmcreeper
Taxobox
name = Point-tailed Palmcreeper
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Furnariidae
genus = "Berlepschia"
genus_authority =
species = "B. rikeri"
binomial = "Berlepschia rikeri"
binomial_authority = (Ridgway, 1886)
synonyms =The Point-tailed Palmcreeper ("Berlepschia rikeri") is a species of
bird in theFurnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It ismonotypic , the only member of thegenus "Berlepschia".It is found in
Bolivia ,Brazil ,Colombia ,Ecuador ,French Guiana ,Guyana ,Peru ,Suriname , andVenezuela .Its naturalhabitat is subtropical or tropical dryforest s.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
ornithologist s-bird collectors who first described the species, CountHans von Berlepsch and C. Riker.References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/50498/all Berlepschia rikeri] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
External links
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=point-tailed+palmcreeper&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Point-tailed Palmcreeper photo gallery] VIREO [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/species_image.php?species=Berlepschia+rikeri Photo-High Res]
* [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/berrik10515.jpgPhoto-High Res-(Dorsal view)] ; [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/tripreports/amazon2004.html Article] arthurgrosset–"South American Birds"
* [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/berrik10513.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/point-tailedpalmcreeper.html Article & species synopsis] arthurgrosset–"South American Birds"
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