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Chattering Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus sticturus Hellmayr, CE 1902
The chattering gnatwren is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae, the gnatcatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Polioptilidae
Genus:
Ramphocaenus
Scientific:
Ramphocaenus sticturus
Original description
Citation:
Hellmayr, CE 1902
Reference:
Verh. (K.K.) Zool.-Bot. Gesell. Wien
52 p.97
Protonym:
Ramphocaenus sticturus
Type locality:
Villa Bella de Mato Grosso, upper Rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47781#page/103/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7113E3938AA637C0
Avibase ID:
avibase-7113E393
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7113E393
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 925064
Geographic range:
- Ramphocaenus sticturus: semi-deciduous to bamboo-dominated humid forest in the Rio Huallaga valley of northeastern Peru (San Martín) and in the Amazon lowlands of southeastern Peru eastwards to southwestern Brazil (to western Mato Grosso), southwards to central Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
- Ramphocaenus sticturus sticturus: southwestern Brazil (Mato Grosso)
- Ramphocaenus sticturus obscurus: tropical eastern Peru (Loreto) to northern Bolivia (La Paz)
Source: Clements checklist
Chattering Gnatwren
Bulgarian:
Бъбрива комароловка
Catalan:
agafamosquits cridaner
Czech:
leskot povídavý
Danish:
Mato Grosso-myresnapper
German:
Schwatzdegenschnäbler
Esperanto:
babilema polioptilo
Spanish:
Soterillo Parloteador
Spanish (Spain):
Soterillo parloteador
French:
Microbate babillard
Japanese:
ハシナガブユムシクイ (sticturus/obscurus)
Dutch:
Hellmayrs Muggensluiper
Norwegian:
spydknottsmett (sticturus/obscurus)
Polish:
gnomik białosterny
Portuguese:
chirito-do-bambu
Portuguese (Brazil):
chirito-do-bambu
Portuguese (Portugal):
caça-mosquitos-trinador
Russian:
Говорливая комароловка
Slovak:
zobálik bambusový
Serbian:
Komarica čavrljanka
Swedish:
tjatterknottsmyg
Turkish:
Geveze bitkuşu
Ukrainian:
комароловка бамбукова
Chinese:
噪蚋莺
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): 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]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2021: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2022: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2023: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2024: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2025: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| 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] |
| eBird version 2021: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2022: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2023: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2024: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2025: 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Chattering Gnatwren ( Ramphocaenus sticturus) [version 3] |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): 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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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Бъбрива комароловка
Catalan: agafamosquits cridaner
Czech: leskot povídavý
Danish: Mato Grosso-myresnapper
German: Schwatzdegenschnäbler
English: Chattering Gnatwren, Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering), Straight-billed Gnatwren [obscurus or sticturus]
English (Avilist): Chattering Gnatwren
English, HBW: Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering)
English (IOC): Chattering Gnatwren, Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering)
English (United States): Chattering Gnatwren
Esperanto: babilema polioptilo
Spanish: Saltón Picudo (sticturus/obscurus), Soterillo Parloteador, Soterillo Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Soterillo Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Soterillo Piquilargo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Spain): Soterillo parloteador, Soterillo Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (HBW): Long-billed Gnatwren (Chattering)
Spanish (Mexico): Saltón Picudo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Panama): Soterillo Piquilargo (sticturus/obscurus)
Spanish (Peru): Soterillo Parloteador
French: Microbate à long bec (obscurus), Microbate à long bec [obscurus ou sticturus], Microbate à long bec [sticturus ou obscurus], Microbate babillard
French (Guyane): Microbate babillard
Japanese (romaji): hashinagabuyumushikui (sticturus/obscurus)
Japanese: ハシナガブユムシクイ (sticturus/obscurus)
Scientific: Ramphocaenus melanurus [obscurus or sticturus], Ramphocaenus melanurus sticturus, Ramphocaenus melanurus sticturus/obscurus, Ramphocaenus sticturus, Ramphocaenus sticturus sticturus
Dutch: Hellmayrs Muggensluiper, Zwartstaartmuggensluiper (sticturus/obscurus)
Norwegian: spydknottsmett (sticturus/obscurus)
Polish: gnomik białosterny
Portuguese: chirito-do-bambu
Portuguese (Brazil): chirito-do-bambu
Portuguese (Portugal): caça-mosquitos-trinador
Russian: Говорливая комароловка
Slovak: zobálik bambusový
Serbian: Komarica čavrljanka
Swedish: långnäbbad knottsmyg (sticturus/obscurus), tjatterknottsmyg
Turkish: Geveze bitkuşu
Ukrainian: комароловка бамбукова
Chinese: 噪蚋莺
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