Slate-colored antbird

The slate-colored antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Slate-colored antbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmelastes
Species:
M. schistaceus
Binomial name
Myrmelastes schistaceus
(Sclater, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Percnostola schistacea (Sclater, 1858)
  • Schistocichla schistacea (Sclater, 1858)

The slate-colored antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858 and given the binomial name Hypnocmenis schistacea.[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmelastes schistaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Sclater, Philip L. (1858). "Synopsis of the American ant-birds (Formicariidae). Part II containing the Formicivorinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 232–254 [252].


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