Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Tyrannides
Parvordo: Furnariida
Superfamilia: Furnarioidea
Familia: Furnariidae
Genus: Upucerthia
Species: U. albigula – U. dumetaria – U. saturatior – U. validirostris
Name
Upucerthia I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832
Typus
Upucerthia dumetaria I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832
Synonyms
Coprotretis Cabanis & Heine, 1859
Upuarthia [variation]
Upupicerthia [variation]
Uppucerthia [variation]
References
Primary references
Nouvelles Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle ... (Paris) 1 p.393
Additional references
Irestedt, M., Fjeldså, J. & Ericson, P.G.P. 2006. Evolution of the ovenbird-woodcreeper assemblage (Aves: Furnariidae) – major shifts in nest architecture and adaptive radiation. Journal of Avian Biology 37: 260–272. DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03612.xAbstract and PDF. Reference page.
Fjeldså, J., Irestedt, M., Jønsson, K.A., Ohlson, J.I. & Ericson, P.G.P. 2007. Phylogeny of the ovenbird genus Upucerthia: A case of independent adaptations for terrestrial life. Zoologica Scripta 36(2): 133–141. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00270.x ResearchGate Reference page.
Chesser, R.T. & Brumfield, R.T. 2007. Tarphonomus, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves Passeriformes: Furnariidae) from South America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 120 (3): 337–339. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[337:TANGOO]2.0.CO;2Reference page.
Chesser, R.T., Barker, F.K. & Brumfield, R.T. 2007. Fourfold polyphyly of the genus formerly known as Upucerthia, with notes on the systematics and evolution of the avian subfamily Furnariinae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44(3):1320-32. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.014 AbstractReference page.
Chesser, R.T., Claramunt, S., Derryberry, E. & Brumfield, R.T. 2009. Geocerthia, a new genus of terrestrial ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae). Zootaxa 2213: 64–68. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189906 Full article (PDF).Reference page.
Areta, J. I., & M. Pearman. 2009. Natural history, morphology, evolution, and taxonomic status of the earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior (Furnariidae) from the Patagonian forests of South America. Condor 111: 135–149. DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.080009 Full article (PDF)Reference page.
Areta, J. I., & M. Pearman. 2013. Species limits and clinal variation in a widespread High Andean furnariid: the Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris). Condor 113:131–142. DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.120039. Full article (PDF)Reference page.
Vernacular names
English: Earthcreeper
español: Bandurritas
suomi: Kapuajat
Upucerthia is a genus of bird in the family Furnariidae.
Taxonomy and etymology
Upucerthia is a genus of bird in the family Furnariidae. Established by French zoologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1832, it contains four species known as earthcreepers.[1] Genetic studies done in the early 2000s indicated that the genus as it stood at that time was highly polyphyletic, with species representing four distinct clades.[2] As a result, a total of five former species were moved to other genera. The rock earthcreeper and the straight-billed earthcreeper were moved to the genus Ochetorhynchus.[1][2][3] The Bolivian earthcreeper and the Chaco earthcreeper were moved to the genus Tarphonomus,[1][2][4] and the striated earthcreeper was moved into the monotypic genus Geocerthia.[1][2]
The genus name is a portmanteau of the genus names Upupa (for the hoopoes) and Certhia (for the treecreepers).[5]
List of species
The following are species recognized by the International Ornithologists' Union as being members of this genus.[1]
Scale-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria)
Patagonian forest earthcreeper (Upucerthia saturatior)
White-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia albigula)
Buff-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris)
Plain-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris jelskii)
The Patagonian forest earthcreeper, described as a distinct species in 1900 but soon lumped as a subspecies of the scale-throated earthcreeper, was designated as a distinct species again in the early 2000s. This determination was based on differences in its morphology, song, breeding habitat, and migration patterns.[6]
References
Notes
Gill, Donsker & Rasmussen 2021.
Chesser, Barker & Brumfield 2007, p. 1320.
SACC 2007a.
SACC 2007b.
Jobling 2010, p. 396.
Areta & Pearman 2009, p. 135.
Sources
Areta, Juan; Pearman, Mark (2009). "Natural History, Morphology, Evolution, and Taxonomic Status of the Earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior (Furnariidae) from the Patagonian Forests of South America". The Condor. 111 (1): 135–149. doi:10.1525/cond.2009.080009. S2CID 86727134.
Chesser, R. Terry; Barker, F. Keith & Brumfield, Robb T. (September 2007). "Fourfold polyphyly of the genus formerly known as Upucerthia, with notes on the systematics and evolution of the avian subfamily Furnariinae". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (3): 1320–1332. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.014. PMID 17632018.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David & Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
SACC (2007a). "Proposal (#324) to South American Classification Committee: Reinstate Ochetorhynchus and merge Chilia and Eremobius into it". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
SACC (2007b). "Proposal (#323) to South American Classification Committee: Recognize the genus Tarphonomus for two "Upucerthia"". Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
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