Synonyms

• Enicornis melanura (protonym)
• Chilia melanura (G.R. Gray, 1846)
• Ochetorhynchus melanura (G.R. Gray, 1846)

Primary references

• Gray, G.R. 1844–1849. The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera. Illustrated by David William Mitchell. Vol.1: i–xvi, 1–300, pl.1–70. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. (London). BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.60796 Reference page.  Original description pl.41 BHL

Additional references

• Irestedt, M., Fjeldså, J. & Ericson, P.G.P. 2006. Evolution of the ovenbird-woodcreeper assemblage (Aves: Furnariidae) – major shifts in nest architecture and adaptive radiation. Journal of Avian Biology 37: 260–272. DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03612.x Abstract and PDF. Reference page. 

• Fjeldså, J., Irestedt, M., Jønsson, K.A., Ohlson, J.I. & Ericson, P.G.P. 2007. Phylogeny of the ovenbird genus Upucerthia: A case of independent adaptations for terrestrial life. Zoologica Scripta 36(2):133-141. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00270.x Full article viewReference page. 

• Chesser, R.T., Barker, F.K. & Brumfield, R.T. 2007. Fourfold polyphyly of the genus formerly known as Upucerthia, with notes on the systematics and evolution of the avian subfamily Furnariinae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44(3):1320-32. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.014 AbstractReference page.