Black-billed Treehunter
Thripadectes melanorhynchus
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers (Furnariidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Black-billed Treehunter with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps | 1 |
| Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner Automolus melanopezus | 1 |
Family
Ovenbirds or furnariids are a large family of small suboscine passerine birds found from Mexico and Central to southern South America. They form the family Furnariidae. This is a large family containing around 321 species and 71 genera.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …