Ramphocaenus rufiventris (Long-billed Gnatwren)

Long-billed Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus rufiventris (Bonaparte, CLJL 1838)

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

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Bonaparte, CLJL 1838)

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part V, Meeting of November 14, 1837 p. 119

Protonym:
Scolopacinus rufiventris

Type locality:
Guatemala.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46213#page/835/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5E1789E275EDACF9

Avibase ID:
avibase-5E1789E2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5E1789E2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 925062

Geographic range:

Ramphocaenus rufiventris [rufiventris or panamensis]: Trop. se Mexico to Panama, w Colombia, w Ecuador, and nw Peru (Tumbes)
Ramphocaenus rufiventris ardeleo: SE Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) and Petén of n Guatemala
Ramphocaenus rufiventris sanctaemarthae: Caribbean coast of n Colombia to nw Venezuela (Zulia)
Ramphocaenus rufiventris griseodorsalis: W-central Colombia (Antioquia south to Valle)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Long-billed Gnatwren
Czech:
leskot dlouhozobý
Danish:
Brunbuget Myresnapper
French:
Microbate à ventre fauve
Portuguese:
bico-assovelado

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Long-billed Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus rufiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2015: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2021: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2022: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2023: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group]) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ramphocaenus [melanurus, sticturus or rufiventris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Czech: leskot dlouhozobý
Danish: Brunbuget Myresnapper
German: Schwarzschwanz-Degenschnäbler, Schwarzschwanz-Degenschnäbler [rufiventris-Gruppe]
English: Long-billed Gnatwren, Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group), Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris)
English, HBW: Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group)
English (IOC): Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group), Trilling Gnatwren (rufiventris Group)
English (United States): Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris Group)
Spanish: Monjita piquilargo, Saltón Picudo (grupo rufiventris), Soterillo picolargo, soterillo picudo, Soterillo Picudo (grupo rufiventris)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Soterillo picudo, Soterillo Picudo (grupo rufiventris), Soterillo Picudo [grupo rufiventris]
Spanish (Ecuador): Soterillo picolargo, Soterillo Piquilargo [Grupo rufiventris]
Spanish (Spain): Soterillo picudo (grupo rufiventris), Soterillo Picudo [rufiventris Group]
Spanish (HBW): Long-billed Gnatwren (rufiventris)
Spanish (Honduras): Monjita piquilargo
Spanish (Mexico): Saltón Picudo (grupo rufiventris), soterillo picudo
Spanish (Panama): Soterillo Piquilargo (grupo rufiventris)
Spanish (Peru): Soterillo Trinador [grupo rufiventris]
French: Microbate à long bec, Microbate à long bec (à ventre fauve), Microbate à long bec [rufiventris], Microbate à ventre fauve
Japanese (romaji): hashinagabuyumushikui (rufiventris guru-pu)
Japanese: ハシナガブユムシクイ (rufiventris グループ)
Scientific: Ramphocaenus melanurus, Ramphocaenus melanurus [rufiventris Group], Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus, Ramphocaenus melanurus rufiventris, Ramphocaenus rufiventris, Ramphocaenus rufiventris rufiventris, Scolopacinus rufiventris
Dutch: Zwartstaartmuggensluiper (rufiventris groep)
Norwegian: Spydknottsmett, spydknottsmett (rufiventris gr.)
Polish: gnomik długodzioby [gr. rufiventris], gnomik dlugosterny, gnomik długosterny
Portuguese: Balança-rabo-de-b1co-longo, balança-rabo-de-bico-longo, bico-assovelado, chirito-de-bico-longo, garrincha-do-mato-virgem
Portuguese (Brazil): balança-rabo-de-bico-longo, bico-assovelado, chirito [grupo rufiventris], chirito/chirito-do-bambu [grupo rufiventris], chirito-de-bico-longo, garrincha-do-mato-virgem
Portuguese (Portugal): caça-mosquitos-de-bico-comprido [grupo rufiventris]
Russian: Длинноклювая комароловка [группа rufiventris], Длинноклювая славка, Длинноклювый комаролов
Slovak: zobálik plavý, zobálik plavý (skup.)
Swedish: drillknottsmyg [gruppen rufiventris], långnäbbad knottsmyg [gruppen rufiventris], långnäbbad knottsmyg [rufiventris Group]
Turkish: Uzun gagalı bitkuşu [rufiventris grubu]