Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner (Philydor erythropterum) - HBW 8, p. 336

French: Anabate à ailes rousses German: Kastanienflügel-Blattspäher Spanish: Ticotico Alicastaño

Taxonomy: Anabates erythropterus P. L. Sclater, 1856, “Bogotá”.
No obvious sister-species in genus. Race diluviale possibly represents E extreme of clinal variation of nominate; more thorough analysis required. Species name often spelt “erythropterus”, but must agree with neuter gender of genus. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • erythropterum (P. L. Sclater, 1856) - S Venezuela (E Amazonas, S Bolívar), SE Colombia (S from W Meta), E Ecuador, E Peru, Brazil S of R Amazon (W Amazonas E to R Madeira) and NE Bolivia (S to La Paz and N Beni).
  • diluviale Griscom & Greenway, 1937 - E Brazil (C Pará, W Maranhão).

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