Biology:Cherrie's antwren
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Short description: Species of bird
| Cherrie's antwren | |
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| male at Anavilhanas National Park, Novo Airão, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Myrmotherula |
| Species: | M. cherriei
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmotherula cherriei Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902
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Cherrie's antwren (Myrmotherula cherriei) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in southern Colombia, Venezuela, northeastern Peru and northwestern Brazil .
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
This bird is called Cherrie's antwren to honor the memory of American naturalist, explorer and adventurer George Cherrie.[2] Dr. Cherrie accompanied former President Theodore Roosevelt in the famous 1913 exploration of the River of Doubt, in the Brazilian Amazon basin, which was later named Rio Roosevelt.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Myrmotherula cherriei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22701451A93830165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701451A93830165.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22701451/93830165. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 83.
Wikidata ☰ Q1273029 entry
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