Chattering gnatwren

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Chattering gnatwren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Genus: Ramphocaenus
Species:
R. sticturus
Binomial name
Ramphocaenus sticturus
Hellmayr, 1902

The chattering gnatwren (Ramphocaenus sticturus) is a species of

Polioptilidae, the gnatcatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

The chattering gnatwren was formerly treated as a

phylogenetic relationships determined in a 2018 molecular study.[2]

Two subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • R. s. sticturus Hellmayr (1902)
  • R. s. obscurus
    Zimmer, J.T.
    (1931)

Description

Little has been written about the chattering gnatwren's appearance other than as a subspecies of trilling gnatwren. The trilling

sensu lato is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 8 to 11 g (0.28 to 0.39 oz). The nominate chattering gnatwren's upperparts are brown with a blackish tail. It has a buffy stripe over the eye and pale cinnamon cheeks blending to yellowish buff on the sides of the neck. Its undersides are buffy with a cinnamon tinge on the flanks. R. s. obscurus is darker with an ochre tint to the sides of the head, breast, and flanks.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The obscurus subspecies of chattering gnatwren is found from northern Peru's Department of Loreto south and east into Bolivia's La Paz Department. The nominate R. s. sticturus is found only in Mato Grosso state in west-central Brazil.[4]

The chattering gnatwren inhabits the undergrowth of moist

primary forest, and secondary forest.[3]

Behavior

Feeding

The diet of the chattering gnatwren has not been described separately from that of the whole trilling gnatwren complex. That species

sensu lato feeds on small arthropods such as insects and spiders. It forages actively from near the ground to mid-level, alone, as a pair, or as part of a mixed-species foraging flock.[3]

Breeding

The breeding phenology of the chattering gnatwren has not been separately described.[3]

Vocalization

Examples of the chattering gnatwren's vocalizations are [1] and [2].

Status

The

IUCN
has not assessed the chattering gnatwren separately from trilling gnatwren.

References

  1. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. S2CID 3975237
    .
  3. ^ a b c d Atwood, J. L. and S. B. Lerman (2020). Chattering Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus sticturus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lobgna4.01 retrieved May 28, 2021
  4. ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved August 15, 2019
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