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Belongs within: Furnariida.
Contains: Geositta, Sclerurus, Dendrocolaptinae, Xenops, Leptasthenura, Phacellodomus, Asthenes, Synallaxeinae, Automolus, Philydor, Cinclodes.
The Furnariidae are a family of mostly grey to brown insectivorous birds found in Central and South America. They often have short rounded wings, strong legs and feet, and relatively long tails in which the feather shafts may be strengthened (Internet Bird Collection). They are often referred to as ‘ovenbirds’, in reference to the oven-like mud nests built by the horneros Furnarius, but other furnariid genera build different nest types. Depending on authority, the basal Dendrocolaptinae and Sclerurus may be removed to separate families.
As well as their distinctive nests, Furnarius species are characterised by long, strong legs with the tarsal scutes obsolete.
<==Furnariidae [Furnariinae, Philydorinae, Synallaxeidae, Upucerthiidae]AP21
|--+--GeosittaBKB15
| `--SclerurusOF19
`--+--DendrocolaptinaeOF19
`--+--XenopsBKB15
`--+--+--‘Xenops’ milleriBKB15
| `--+--Pygarrhichas Burmeister 1837BKB15, B94 [Pygarrhichadinae]
| | `--P. albogularisBKB15
| `--OchetorhynchusBKB15
| |--O. melanurusBKB15
| `--+--O. andaecolaBKB15
| `--+--O. phoenicurusBKB15
| `--O. ruficaudusBKB15
`--+--Berlepschia rikeriBKB15
`--+--+--+--AphrasturaBKB15
| | | |--A. masafuerae (Philippi & Landbeck 1866)HRS06
| | | `--A. spinicaudaBKB15
| | `--+--LeptasthenuraBKB15
| | `--+--PhacellodomusBKB15
| | `--+--+--AsthenesBKB15
| | | `--SynallaxeinaeBKB15
| | `--+--Hellmayrea gularisBKB15
| | `--+--Coryphistera alaudinaBKB15
| | `--Anumbius annumbiBKB15
| `--+--Margarornis Reichenbach 1853BKB15, B94 [Margarornithinae]
| | | i. s.: M. stellatusJT12
| | |--M. rubiginosusBKB15
| | `--+--M. bellulusBKB15
| | `--M. squamigerBKB15
| `--PremnoplexBKB15
| |--P. brunnescensBKB15
| | |--P. b. brunnescensW51
| | |--P. b. albescensW51
| | |--P. b. distinctus Griscom 1927W51
| | `--P. b. mnionophilus Wetmore 1951W51
| `--P. tateiBKB15
`--+--+--AnabazenopsBKB15
| | |--A. dorsalisBKB15
| | `--A. fuscusAP21
| `--+--+--AutomolusBKB15
| | `--+--Clibanornis dendrocolaptoidesBKB15
| | `--HylocryptusBKB15
| | |--H. erythrocephalusBKB15
| | `--H. rectirostrisJT12
| `--+--AncistropsBKB15
| | |--A. lineaticepsSS66b
| | `--A. strigilatusBKB15
| `--+--PhilydorBKB15
| `--+--Megaxenops parnaguaeBKB15
| `--+--AnabacerthiaBKB15
| | |--A. amaurotisJT12
| | |--A. striaticollisBKB15
| | `--A. variegaticepsJT12
| `--+--SimoxenopsBKB15
| | |--S. striatusAP21
| | `--S. ucayalaeBKB15
| `--SyndactylaBKB15
| |--S. dimidiataJT12
| |--S. guttulataJT12
| |--S. roraimaeAP21
| |--S. ruficollisJT12
| |--S. rufosuperciliataBKB15
| `--S. subalarisJT12
`--+--+--Pseudocolaptes Reichenbach 1853BKB15, B94 [Pseudocolaptinae]
| | |--P. boissonneautiiBKB15
| | |--P. johnsoniJT12
| | `--P. lawrenciiBKB15
| `--+--Premnornis guttuligerBKB15, AP21
| `--TarphonomusBKB15
| |--T. certhioidesBKB15
| `--T. hartertiBKB15
`--+--+--Geocerthia serranaBKB15 [=Upucerthia serranaJT12]
| `--+--CinclodesBKB15
| `--Upucerthia Geoffroy St.-Hilaire 1832BKB15, B94 [Upucerthiinae]
| | i. s.: U. saturatiorJT12
| |--+--U. albigulaBKB15
| | `--U. dumetaria Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1832BKB15, MW91
| `--+--U. jelskiiBKB15
| `--U. validirostrisBKB15
`--+--+--Lochmias nematuraBKB15
| `--+--Limnornis curvirostrisBKB15
| `--Phleocryptes melanopsBKB15
`--Furnarius Vieillot 1816BKB15, B94
| i. s.: F. cinnamomeusJT12
| F. longirostrisJT12
| F. minorJT12
| F. torridus Sclater & Salvin 1866SS66a
|--F. leucopusBKB15
`--+--F. figulusBKB15
`--+--F. cristatusBKB15
`--F. rufusBKB15
Furnariidae incertae sedis:
Leptoxyura cinnamomeaSS66a
DendrornisSS66a
|--D. palliataSS66a
`--D. rostripallensSS66a
CichlocolaptesAP21
|--C. leucophrusJT12
`--C. mazarbarnettiAP21
Geobamon rufipennisS66
Geobates Swainson 1838S66
|--G. poecilopterus Maximilian 1830 (see below for synonymy)S66
`--‘Anthus’ fuscus (n. d.)S66
SchizoeacaJT12
|--S. coryiJT12
|--S. fuliginosaJT12
|--S. griseomurinaJT12
|--S. palpebralisJT12
|--S. perijanaJT12
`--S. vilcabambaeJT12
Microxenops milleriAP21
Geobates poecilopterus Maximilian 1830 [=Anthus poecilopterus; incl. *Geobates brevicauda Swainson 1838, Geositta brevicauda]S66
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
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[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.
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[HRS06] Hahn, I., U. Römer & R. P. Schlatter. 2006. Population numbers and status of land birds of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile (Aves: Falconiformes, Columbiformes, Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Passeriformes). Senckenbergiana Biologica 86 (1): 109–125.
[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.
[MW91] Millener, P. R., & T. H. Worthy. 1991. Contributions to New Zealand’s late Quaternary avifauna. II: Dendroscansor decurvirostris, a new genus and species of wren (Aves: Acanthisittidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 21: 179–200.
[S66] Sclater, P. L. 1866. Notes on the genus Geobates of Swainson. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 204–205.
[SS66a] Sclater, P. L., & O. Salvin. 1866a. Catalogue of birds collected by Mr. E. Bartlett on the River Uyacali, Eastern Peru, with notes and descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 175–201.
[SS66b] Sclater, P. L., & O. Salvin. 1866b. On some additions to the catalogue of birds collected by Mr. E. Bartlett on the River Ucayali. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 566–567.
[W51] Wetmore, A. 1951. Additional forms of birds from Colombia and Panamá. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (2): 1–11.