Delta Amacuro softtail
The Delta Amacuro softtail (Thripophaga amacurensis) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Delta Amacuro in Venezuela.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Thripophaga |
| Species: | T. amacurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thripophaga amacurensis Hilty et al., 2013 | |
Its natural habitat is riparian tropical seasonally flooded forest and savanna.
References
- BirdLife International. 2017. Thripophaga amacurensis (amended version of 2017 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103674338A119429085. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103674338A119429085.en. Downloaded on 28 September 2018.
- Hilty, Steven L.; Ascanio, David; Whittaker, Andrew (February 2013). "A New Species of Softtail (Furnariidae: Thripophaga) from the Delta of the Orinoco River in Venezuela". The Condor. 115 (1): 143–154. doi:10.1525/cond.2012.110212. JSTOR 10.1525/cond.2012.110212.
- South American Classification Committee (September 19, 2013). "Proposal (#580) to South American Classification Committee – Recognize newly described Thripophaga amacurensis". Retrieved October 6, 2013.
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