White-throated Barbtail

Premnoplex tatei Chapman, 1925

White-throated Barbtail, Premnoplex tatei, is a bird of montane evergreen forest in north-eastern Venezuela. It lives in wet, mossy forest with an understorey rich in small palms and Araceae, and its range is split between mountain areas in Anzoátegui, Sucre and Monagas, plus the eastern slopes of the Paria Peninsula. It was first described by Chapman in 1925. The species is placed in the ovenbird family Furnariidae and has two recognised subspecies. It is found from 800 to 2,400 m above sea level, depending on the population.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Furnariidae — Ovenbirds

Breeding range

South America: ne Venezuela