Pearled Treerunner - Margarornis squamiger

Description

Pearled Treerunner *Margarornis squamiger* [MLZ 9861](https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MLZ:Bird:9861) 7 February 1932 El Portete de Tarqui, ~25 km SW Cuenca Azuay, Ecuador Collected by Carlos Olalla Physical specimen held by the Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA The Pearled Treerunner is a small and brightly marked Furnariid (A member of the large and diverse family, Furnariidae). The scalloped feathers and branch-clambering behavior make this bird's common name a perfect fit.