Biology:Silvery-flanked antwren
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Short description: Species of bird
Silvery-flanked antwren | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thamnophilidae |
Genus: | Myrmotherula |
Species: | M. luctuosa
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Binomial name | |
Myrmotherula luctuosa Pelzeln, 1868
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The silvery-flanked antwren (Myrmotherula luctuosa) is an insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is found in the coastal region of central Brazil.
Taxonomy
This species was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Myrmotherula luctuosa.[2] It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the white-flanked antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris).[3] The species is monotypic.[4]
Description
The silvery-flanked antwren is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length. The male is grey above with a black throat and belly. The female has a pale grey head, olive-grey back, brown wings and ochre underparts.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Myrmotherula luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103657471A112309679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103657471A112309679.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103657471/112309679. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ von Pelzeln, August (1868) (in German, Latin). Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens : Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835. 2. Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn. pp. 82, 153. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2941319.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Kirwan, G.M. (2018). "Silvery-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula luctuosa)". in del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. et al.. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. https://www.hbw.com/node/1343585. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/antbirds/. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q12264004 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvery-flanked antwren.
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