Black-bellied antwren

The black-bellied antwren (Formicivora melanogaster) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Black-bellied antwren
male at Dourado, São Paulo state, Brazil
female at Dourado, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Formicivora
Species:
F. melanogaster
Binomial name
Formicivora melanogaster
Pelzeln, 1868

The black-bellied antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Formicivora melanogaster.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Formicivora melanogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. von Pelzeln, August (1868). Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens : Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 (in German and Latin). Volume 2. Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn. pp. 83, 154.
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