Sooretama slaty antshrike
The Sooretama slaty antshrike (Thamnophilus ambiguus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to coastal regions of eastern Brazil between Sergipe and São Paulo. It was previously included in the widespread slaty antshrike (T. punctatus), but following the split, this scientific name is now restricted to the northern slaty antshrike.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Thamnophilus |
| Species: | T. ambiguus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophilus ambiguus Swainson, 1825 | |
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Thamnophilus punctatus ambiguus | |
It occurs at low levels in forest and woodland, especially, but not exclusively, humid.
The Sooretama slaty antshrike was described by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1825 and given its current binomial name Thamnophilus ambiguus.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Thamnophilus ambiguus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Swainson, William John (1825). "The characters and descriptions of several birds belonging to the genus Thamnophilus". Zoological Journal. 2: 84–93 [91].
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