Lark-like Brushrunner
Coryphistera alaudina Burmeister, 1860
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Lark-like Brushrunner Coryphistera alaudina is a passerine of the Furnariidae, breeding in South America, especially Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is the only species in its genus and was described by Burmeister in 1860. The bird is an open-country furnariid that stands out for its lark-like shape and raised crest. It lives in arid scrub, dry Gran Chaco woodland, savanna, tree-dotted pasture and, less often, farmland, from near sea level to 500 m. Two subspecies are recognised, with the nominate form the more widespread.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: sc
