Plain-throated antwren
The plain-throated antwren (Isleria hauxwelli) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in all the countries of the Amazon Basin. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Unlike other Myrmotherula, it stays near ground level often clinging sideways to saplings.
| Plain-throated antwren | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Isleria |
| Species: | I. hauxwelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Isleria hauxwelli (Sclater, PL, 1857) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Myrmotherula hauxwelli | |
The plain-throated antwren was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1857 and given the binomial name Formicivora hauxwelli.[2] The current genus Isleria was introduced in 2012.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Isleria hauxwelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701457A93830553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701457A93830553.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Sclater, Philip L. (1857). "Descriptions of twelve new or little known species of the South American family Formicariidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 25: 129–133 [131] Plate 126 fig. 2.
- Bravo, G.A.; Chesser, R.T.; Brumfield, R.T. (2012). "Isleria, a new genus of antwren (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)". Zootaxa. 3195: 61–67.
External links
Data related to Myrmotherula hauxwelli at Wikispecies
- Pictures of the bird from arthurgrosset.com
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