Western Woodhaunter

Overview

Western Woodhaunter (Automolus virgatus) is a species of Ovenbirds (Furnariidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Automolus; binomial: Automolus virgatus; authority: (Lawrence, 1867).

Distribution

Breeding range: Middle America and South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Automolus (Hyloctistes) virgatus is split from A. (H.) subulatus (Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Hilty 2003); SACC 40 needs published data. The woodhaunters were formerly ascribed to Hyloctistes which is shown to be embedded in Automolus based on molecular studies (Derryberry et al. 2011; Claramunt et al. 2013; SACC 601).