| Sharp-billed treehunter | |
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| Subspecies camargoi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: |
Heliobletus L. Reichenbach, 1853 |
| Species: | H. contaminatus |
| Binomial name | |
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Heliobletus contaminatus Berlepsch, 1885 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Anabates contaminatus |
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Anabates contaminatus
The sharp-billed treehunter (Heliobletus contaminatus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is the only described member of the genus Heliobletus. The species is found in south eastern South America. Considerable confusion exists about the specific and subspecific names for this species.
It is found in the southern Atlantic Forest, in south eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, northern Argentina and the extreme north east of Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.