Sclater's antwren
Sclater's antwren (Myrmotherula sclateri) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin.
| Sclater's antwren | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Myrmotherula |
| Species: | M. sclateri |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmotherula sclateri Snethlage, 1912 | |
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The common name and the Latin binomial commemorates the British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmotherula sclateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 304.
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