Anabacerthia Explained

Anabacerthia is a genus of birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Within the ovenbird family the members of this genus are most closely related to the foliage-gleaners in the genus Syndactyla.^[1]

The genus contains the following five species:^[2]

• White-browed foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia amaurotis
• Scaly-throated foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia variegaticeps
• Montane foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia striaticollis
• Rufous-tailed foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia ruficaudata
• Ochre-breasted foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia lichtensteini

Notes and References

1. Harvey . M.G. . etal . 2020 . The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot . Science . 370 . 6522 . 1343–1348 . 10.1126/science.aaz6970 . 33303617 . 2020Sci...370.1343H . 10138/329703 . 228084618 . free . A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2023 . Ovenbirds, woodcreepers . IOC World Bird List Version 13.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 13 March 2023 .