Brownish-headed antbird

The brownish-headed antbird (Myrmelastes brunneiceps) is a species of passerine bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in humid forest in the far south-western Amazon in Peru and Bolivia.

Brownish-headed antbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmelastes
Species:
M. brunneiceps
Binomial name
Myrmelastes brunneiceps
(Zimmer, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Percnostola brunneiceps
  • Schistocichla leucostigma brunneiceps
  • Schistocichla brunneiceps

Until recently, the brownish-headed antbird was considered a subspecies of the spot-winged antbird. A 2007 study of the vocal characteristics found significant differences between the taxa and based on this evidence the brownish-headed antbird was promoted to species status.[2][3][4] As presently defined, the brownish-headed antbird is monotypic.[3]

The conservation status of the brownish-headed antbird has been assessed by BirdLife International, to be of Least Concern.[1]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmelastes brunneiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Isler, M.L.; Isler, P.R.; Whitney, B.M.; Zimmer, K.J. (2007). "Species limits in the "Schistocichla" complex of Percnosticla antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)". Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 119 (1): 53–70. doi:10.1676/05-121.1. S2CID 84340283.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. "Proposal (301): Elevate subspecies humaythae, brunneiceps, and rufifacies (within Schistocichla leucostigma) to species rank". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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