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title: "White-throated Treerunner"
description: "Pygarrhichas albogularis — Aves. The white-throated treerunner (Pygarrhichas albogularis) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-throated-treerunner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-throated Treerunner

> Pygarrhichas albogularis — Aves. The white-throated treerunner (Pygarrhichas albogularis) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

- Scientific name: *Pygarrhichas albogularis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 886
- Wikidata: [Q628707](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628707)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11819](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11819)

## Names

- en: White-throated Treerunner
- de: Kleiberbaumspäher
- es: Picolezna patagónico
- fr: Picotelle à gorge blanche
- nl: Witkeelboomjager
- pl: Drzewołaziec

## Countries with the most observations

CL (420), AR (417)

## Summary

The white-throated treerunner (Pygarrhichas albogularis) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is the only species in the genus Pygarrhichas. The white-throated treerunner is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long, with a stiff and rounded tail. The upperparts are dark brown, turning red on the lower back and tail and contrasting sharply with the throat and chest of a bright white. The rest of the underparts are coarsely mottled with white. The bill is long, slightly curved upwards. The general appearance is reminiscent of a nuthatch (Sitta spp.), although they are not directly related. Like the Sittidae, Furnariidae…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_treerunner

## Photo

![White-throated Treerunner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-throated-treerunner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Garcés · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185509201

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-throated-treerunner?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).