Fulvous-dotted Treerunner

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Fulvous-dotted Treerunner is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

* Fulvous-dotted Treerunner (Margarornis stellatus) NT * Uniform Treehunter (Thripadectes ignobilis) LC * Choco Vireo (Vireo masteri) EN * Beautiful Jay (Cyanolyca pulchra) NT * Black Solitaire (Entomodestes coracinus) LC * Red-bellied Grackle (Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster) EN * Tanager Finch (Oreothraupis arremonops) VU * Black-and-gold Tanager (Bangsia melanochlamys) VU * Golden-chested Tanager (Bangsia rothschildi) LC More

The Star-chested Treerunner or Fulvous-dotted Treerunner (Margarornis stellatus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Margarornis stellatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

FURNARIIDAE (Ovenbirds): Fulvous-dotted Treerunner; Margarornis bellulus Beautiful Treerunner; Margarornis squamiger Pearled Treerunner; Pygarrhichas albogularis ... http://www.geocities.com/xenornis/endemic.html Xenornis: Endemic Birds of Panama: ...open branches. Beautiful Treerunner Margarornis bellulusThis very rare furnariid is found on the forested highlands of Darién. Its ... http://www.geocities.com/xenornis/eba.html Xenornis: Endemic Bird Areas in Panama: Wood-Quail, Russet-crowned Quail-Dove, Bare-shanked Screech-Owl, Violet-capped Hummingbird, Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird, Beautiful Treerunner, Tacarcuna Tapaculo ... http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/surfbirds/display.cgi?highVal=49&list=list153 Surfbirds. More

Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Margarornis stellatus = Described by: Sclater, P. L.; Salvin (1873) Alternate common name(s): Star-chested Treerunnner, Fulvous Treerunner Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Andes of nw. South America; W. Colombia and nw. Ecuador. More

Fulvous-dotted Treerunner is very misleading: the bird's basic color is only vaguely fulvous, actually a more rich rufous, but the dots themselves are startlingly white. We prefer our newly coined but far more evocative name of Star-chested Treerunner." Ridgely & Greenfield (2001) also used "Star-chested," but Remsen (2003) stuck with "Fulvous-dotted." Analysis: This is another of many, many proposals we need to consider on English names. More

Fulvous-dotted Treerunner, Colombia, Choco Octubre © Fundacion ProAves http://www.flickr. More