White-throated Barbtail (Premnoplex tatei)

Other Scientific Names
Margarornis tatei [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Margarornis tatei [Collar et al. (1994)]

Other Names (World)
White-throated Barbtail, Paria Barbtail (pariae)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chapman, 1925

Habitat
Understorey of montane humid forest with extensive epiphytic growth. From 800 - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Venezuela (B).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of high notes and a trill.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

White-throated Barbtail (Premnoplex tatei) [XC228587]
by id from Cerro Negro, Monagas, Venezuela (call)

Subspecies
Genus probably closest to Premnornis, and this supported by anatomical data. Both genera merged with Margarornis by some authors. Forms a superspecies with Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens), and sometimes treated as conspecific.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

tatei Chapman, 1925 - Cordillera de Caripe in north-eastern Anzo�tegui and southern Sucre, and northern Monagas (Cerro Negro), in north-eastern Venezuela.
pariae Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1949 - Cerros Humo and Azul, in Paria Peninsula (northern Sucre). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Paria Barbtail (Premnoplex pariae).

References
See References.

Files:

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