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White-throated Treerunner (Pygarrhichas albogularis), family Furnariidae, order Passeriformes, Chile
photograph by Glenn Bartley
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White-throated Treerunner (Pygarrhichas albogularis), family Furnariidae, order Passeriformes, Chile
photograph by Glenn Bartley
Subfamily Furnariinae ovenbirds
Which is the best bird?
Caatinga cacholote
Streaked tuftedcheek
Crested hornero
White-eyed foliage-gleaner
Atlantic plain xenops
Point-tailed palmcreeper
White-throated treerunner
Rock earthcreeper
January 18, 2024 - Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger) Found in the Andes in parts of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and possibly Argentina, these birds in the ovenbird family live in mountain forests. They eat arthropods, picking them from moss and other surfaces, foraging alone, in pairs, or in small flocks, often with other species. Likely monogamous, they build ball-shaped nests with side entrances from moss under tree limbs or rocks.
Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger), family Furnariidae, order Passeriformes, Caldas, Colombia
photograph by Lindsay Kennon
Pearled Treerunner (Margarornis squamiger), family Furnariidae, order Passeriformes, Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, Colombia
photograph by @oswaldobirding
Tribe Pygarrhichini ovenbirds
Which is the best bird?
White-throated treerunner
Rufous-tailed xenops
Band-tailed earthcreeper
Straight-billed earthcreeper
Rock earthcreeper
Crag chilia
This tribe contains just 6 species from 3 genera (Pygarrhichas, Microxenops, and Ochetorhynchus).
Margarornis treerunner
Which is the best bird?
Ruddy treerunner
Star-chested treerunner
Pearled treerunner
June 27, 2019 - White-throated Treerunner (Pygarrhichas albogularis)
These birds, in the ovenbird family, are found in southern beech forests of central and southern Chile and western Argentina, as far south as Tierra del Fuego. They feed on arthropods, including beetles and their larvae, usually foraging in pairs or small groups in the canopy and often joining mixed-species flocks. Building their nests in cavities, they are probably monogamous and breed between about November and January.