Biology:Pectoral antwren

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Short description: Species of bird

Pectoral antwren
Pectoral Antwren.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Herpsilochmus
Species:
H. pectoralis
Binomial name
Herpsilochmus pectoralis
Sclater, PL, 1857
Herpsilochmus pectoralis map.svg

The pectoral antwren (Herpsilochmus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to north east Brazil . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is locally common within its range, but has a highly fragmented distribution. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The pectoral antwren was originally described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1857 and given its current binomial name Herpsilochmus pectoralis.[2]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1035712 entry