White-shouldered antshrike
The white-shouldered antshrike (Thamnophilus aethiops) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| White-shouldered antshrike | |
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| male from Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. | |
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| Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1890 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Thamnophilus |
| Species: | T. aethiops |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophilus aethiops Sclater, 1858 | |
The white-shouldered antshrike was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858 and given the binomial name Thamnophilus aethiops.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Thamnophilus aethiops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Sclater, Philip L. (1858). "Notes on a collection of birds received by M. Verreaux of Paris from the Rio Napo in the Republic of Ecuador". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 59–77 [65].
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