Sclerurus

Sclerurus obscurior

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Furnarioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Tyranni Infraordo: Tyrannides Parvordo: Furnariida Superfamilia: Furnarioidea

Familia: Furnariidae
Subfamilia: Sclerurinae
Genus: Sclerurus
Species: S. albigularis – S. caudacutus – S. guatemalensis – S. mexicanus – S. obscurior – S. rufigularis – S. scansor

Name

Sclerurus Swainson, 1827

• Typus: Thamnophilus caudacutus Vieillot, 1816 = Sclerurus caudacutus

Synonyms

• Tinactor Wied-Neuwied, 1831
• Oxypyga Ménétries, 1835
• Geooecia W. Bertoni, 1901
• Scelurus Burmeister, 1856 [emendation]

References

Primary references

• Swainson, W. 1827. On several Groups and Forms in Ornithology not hitherto defined. The Zoological Journal Vol.3 From January, 1827 to April, 1828 Art.15: 158–175; Art.35: 343–363 London. p. 356 BHLReference page. 

Additional references

• d'Horta, F.M., Cuervo, A.M., Ribas, C.C., Brumfield, R.T. & Miyaki, C.Y. 2013. Phylogeny and comparative phylogeography of Sclerurus (Aves: Furnariidae) reveal constant and cryptic diversification in an old radiation of rain forest understorey specialists. Journal of Biogeography 40: 37–49. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02760.x Full article viewReference page. 
• Cooper, J.C. & Cuervo, A.M. 2017. Vocal variation and species limits in the Sclerurus mexicanus complex. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129: 13-24. DOI: 10.1676/1559-4491-129.1.13 Full article (PDF)Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Leaftossers
español: Tirahojas
português: Vira-folhas

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