Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner
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The Santa Marta Foliage-gleaner (Automolus rufipectus) is a species of bird
in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
in Colombia
. It was formerly considered a subspecies
of the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
. Evidence suggests that it possibly should be moved to the genus Hylocryptus
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is an isolated mountain range apart from the Andes chain that runs through Colombia. Reaching an altitude of 5,700 metres above sea level just 42 km from the Caribbean coast, the Sierra Nevada is the world's highest coastal range...
in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. It was formerly considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
The Ruddy Foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. Its range is highly disjunct, with populations in the highlands of Mexico and Central America, and lowlands and foothills in the Chocó, eastern Andes, and western and north-eastern Amazon Basin. It is found in forest...
. Evidence suggests that it possibly should be moved to the genus Hylocryptus
Hylocryptus
Hylocryptus is a genus of birds in the Furnariidae family. They are found at low levels in woodland and forest in South America. They have a relatively heavy bill, and their plumage is at least partially orange-rufous.-Species:...
.