Bare-crowned antbird
The bare-crowned antbird (Gymnocichla nudiceps) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae in the monotypic genus Gymnocichla.
| Bare-crowned antbird | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Gymnocichla P.L. Sclater, 1858 |
| Species: | G. nudiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocichla nudiceps (Cassin, 1850) | |
It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The genus Gymnocichla was erected by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Gymnocichla nudiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Sclater, Philip L. (1858). "Synopsis of the American ant-birds (Formicariidae). Part III containing the third subfamily Formicariinae, or ant-thrushes". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 272–289 [274].
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