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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Furnariidae.

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Examples

  • Tripophaga (=Phacellodomus) berlepschi, Russet-mantled Softtail (an ovenbird)

    Who Was Berlepsch? John L. Trapp 2006

  • The black-legged serieman (Chunga burmeisteri), blue-crowned parakeet (Aratinga acuticadauta), Picui ground dove (Columbina picui), Guira cuckoo (Guira guira), little thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix) and many-colored Chaco finch (Saltaitricula multicolor) make up a large part of the unique avifauna represented in this ecoregion.

    Arid Chaco 2007

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