Biology:Slate-colored antbird

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Short description: Species of bird

Slate-colored antbird
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmelastes
Species:
M. schistaceus
Binomial name
Myrmelastes schistaceus
(Sclater, PL, 1858)
Myrmelastes schistaceus map.svg
Synonyms
  • Percnostola schistacea (Sclater, 1858)
  • Schistocichla schistacea (Sclater, 1858)

The slate-colored antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

The slate-colored antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858 and given the binomial name Hypnocmenis schistacea.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q752015 entry