Acre antshrike

The Acre antshrike (Thamnophilus divisorius) is a member of the antbird family (Thamnophilidae). Its closest relatives are the streak-backed antshrike and the Amazonian antshrike.[2]

Acre antshrike
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Thamnophilus
Species:
T. divisorius
Binomial name
Thamnophilus divisorius
Whitney, Oren & Brumfield, 2004

It was discovered in 1996, in the Acre Arch uplands in the state of Acre in Brazil, and described as a species new to science in 2004.

It is found in low-growing woodland. Its known range lies within the remote Serra do Divisor National Park in Brazil and the adjacent Sierra del Divisor National Park in Peru, but it is believed to be common there. Because of its apparently stable population, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has listed it as a species of least concern despite its relatively restricted range.[1]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Thamnophilus divisorius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Whitney, B.M.; Oren, D.C.; Brumfield, R.T. (2004). "A new species of Thamnophilus Antshrike (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from the Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil". Auk. 121 (4): 1031–1039. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2004)121[1031:ANSOTA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4090473.


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