Ramphocaenus sticturus (Chattering Gnatwren)

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Chattering Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus sticturus Hellmayr, 1902

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Polioptilidae
Genus:
  Ramphocaenus

Scientific:
Ramphocaenus sticturus

Citation:
Hellmayr, 1902

Reference:
Verh.k.k.Zool.-Bot.Ges.Wien 52, p. 97

Protonym:
Ramphocaenus sticturus

Avibase ID:
7113E3938AA637C0

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7113E393

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 925064

Geographic range:

Ramphocaenus sticturus sticturus: SW Brazil (Mato Grosso)
Ramphocaenus sticturus obscurus: Tropical e Peru (Loreto) to n Bolivia (La Paz)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Chattering Gnatwren
French:
Microbate babillard
Japanese:
hashinagabuyumushikui (sticturus/obscurus)
Japanese:
ハシナガブユムシクイ (sticturus/obscurus)
Dutch:
Hellmayrs Muggensluiper
Polish:
gnomik białosterny
Portuguese:
chirito-do-bambu
Portuguese (Brazil):
chirito-do-bambu
Slovak:
zobálik bambusový
Swedish:
tjatterknottsmyg
Chinese:
噪蚋莺

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Straight-billed Gnatwren [obscurus or sticturus] ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [obscurus or sticturus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Straight-billed Gnatwren [obscurus or sticturus] ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [obscurus or sticturus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Straight-billed Gnatwren [obscurus or sticturus] ( Ramphocaenus melanurus [obscurus or sticturus])
Clements, version 2019: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3]
eBird version 2015: Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus sticturus/obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus sticturus/obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus sticturus/obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering) ( Ramphocaenus melanurus sticturus/obscurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3

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Other synonyms

English: Chattering Gnatwren, Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering), Straight-billed Gnatwren [obscurus or sticturus]
English (IOC): Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering)
Spanish: Saltón Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Soterillo Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Soterillo Piquilargo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Spain): Soterillo Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (HBW): Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering)
Spanish (Mexico): Saltón Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Panama): Soterillo Piquilargo (sticturus/obscurus)
French: Microbate à long bec (obscurus), Microbate à long bec [obscurus ou sticturus], Microbate à long bec [sticturus ou obscurus], Microbate babillard
Japanese: hashinagabuyumushikui (sticturus/obscurus)
Japanese: ハシナガブユムシクイ (sticturus/obscurus)
Scientific: Ramphocaenus melanurus [obscurus or sticturus], Ramphocaenus melanurus obscurus, Ramphocaenus melanurus sticturus/obscurus, Ramphocaenus sticturus
Dutch: Hellmayrs Muggensluiper, Zwartstaartmuggensluiper (sticturus/obscurus)
Norwegian: spydknottsmett (sticturus/obscurus)
Polish: gnomik białosterny
Portuguese: chirito-do-bambu
Portuguese (Brazil): chirito-do-bambu
Slovak: zobálik bambusový
Swedish: långnäbbad knottsmyg (sticturus/obscurus), tjatterknottsmyg
Chinese: 噪蚋莺