Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Rusty-winged Barbtail (Premnornis guttuligera) - HBW 8, p. 320

French: Anabasitte à gouttelettes German: Rostschwingen-Blattspäher Spanish: Subepalo Alirrojizo
Other common names: Spotted Treerunner

Taxonomy: Thripophaga guttuligera P. L. Sclater, 1864, interior of Colombia = Bogotá.
Genus probably closest to Premnoplex, and this supported by anatomical data; both genera merged with Margarornis by some authors. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • venezuelana Phelps, Sr. & Phelps, Jr., 1956 - NW Venezuela (Perijá Mts, and Andes of SW Táchira).
  • guttuligera (P. L. Sclater, 1864) - Andes of Colombia (all three ranges), Ecuador and Peru (S to Puno).

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