Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris] (Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren)

Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris] (= Ramphocaenus melanurus) Vieillot, LJP 1819

The trilling gnatwren, formerly long-billed gnatwren, is a very small bird in the gnatcatcher family. It found from southeast Mexico south to Ecuador and Amazonia. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Polioptilidae
Genus:
   Ramphocaenus
Scientific:
  Ramphocaenus melanurus

Original description

Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1819

Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 29 p.6

Protonym:
Ramphocaenus melanurus

Type locality:
Brazil [= vicinity of Rio de Janeiro] .

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63937#page/14/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
32BF3F024F98EEBA

Avibase ID:
avibase-32BF3F02

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/32BF3F02

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562678

Geographic range:

Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus: coastal northeastern Brazil (Pernambuco to São Paulo)
Ramphocaenus melanurus pallidus: northeastern Colombia east of Andes to northern Venezuela (eastern Falcón to Miranda)
Ramphocaenus melanurus trinitatis: tropical eastern Colombia (Meta) to northeastern Venezuela, and Trinidad
Ramphocaenus melanurus albiventris: southern Venezuela (eastern Bolívar) to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil (in northern Pará, Amapá, and eastern Amazonas)
Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae: eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, and southern Venezuela; probably also far northern Peru and northwestern Brazil (Rio Branco watershed in Roraima, to the upper Rio Negro watershed in Amazonas)
Ramphocaenus melanurus badius: southeastern Ecuador to northeastern Peru (north of Río Marañón)
Ramphocaenus melanurus amazonum: eastern Peru (right bank of upper Río Ucayali) and adjacent northwestern Brazil (to north-central Brazil in western Pará, west of the Rio Tocantins)
Ramphocaenus melanurus austerus: eastern Brazil (eastern Pará and northern Maranhão)
Ramphocaenus rufiventris [rufiventris or panamensis]: tropical southeastern Mexico to Panama, western Colombia, western Ecuador, and northwestern Peru (Tumbes)
Ramphocaenus rufiventris ardeleo: southeastern Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) and Petén of northern Guatemala
Ramphocaenus rufiventris sanctaemarthae: Caribbean coast of northern Colombia to northwestern Venezuela (Zulia)
Ramphocaenus rufiventris griseodorsalis: west-central Colombia (Antioquia southward to Valle)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren
French:
Microbate à long bec ou M. à ventre fauve

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris])
Clements, version 2021: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2024: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
eBird version 2019: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
eBird version 2021: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
eBird version 2022: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
eBird version 2023: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
eBird version 2024: Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Trilling Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus melanurus) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Ramphocaenus [melanurus, sticturus or rufiventris]

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Catalan: agafamosquits becllarg
Czech: leskot dlouhozobý
Danish: Langnæbbet Myresnapper
German: Schwarzschwanz-Degenschnäbler
English: Long-billed Gnatwren, Trilling Gnatwren, Trilling or Long-billed Gnatwren
English, HBW: Long-billed Gnatwren (Long-billed/rufiventris)
English (IOC): Trilling Gnatwren
English (United States): Long-billed Gnatwren
Spanish: Soterillo picudo
Spanish (Costa Rica): Soterillo Picudo
Spanish (Ecuador): Soterillo Piquilargo
Spanish (Spain): Soterillo picudo
Spanish (Mexico): Saltón Picudo
Spanish (Panama): Soterillo Piquilargo
Spanish (Peru): Soterillo Trinador
Spanish (Venezuela): Chirito Picón
Finnish: isopeukaloiskerttu
French: Microbate à long bec, Microbate à long bec ou M. à ventre fauve
Croatian: dugokljuna mušičarka
Hungarian: hosszúcsőrű szúnyogkapó
Italian: Pigliamoschini beccolungo
Japanese: ハシナガブユムシクイ
Scientific: Ramphocaenus [melanurus or rufiventris], Ramphocaenus melanurus, Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus
Lithuanian: ilgasnapis mašalinukas
Dutch: Vieillots Muggensluiper, Zwartstaartmuggensluiper
Norwegian: Spydknottsmett
Polish: gnomik długodzioby
Portuguese: chirito
Portuguese (Brazil): chirito
Portuguese (Portugal): caça-mosquitos-de-bico-comprido
Russian: Длинноклювая комароловка, Длинноклювая славка
Slovak: zobálik lianový
Serbian: Dugokljuna komarica
Swedish: drillknottsmyg, långnäbbad knottsmyg
Turkish: Uzun gagalı bitkuşu
Ukrainian: комароловка довгодзьоба
Chinese: 长嘴蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴蚋鷯