Stripe-backed antbird
The stripe-backed antbird (Myrmorchilus strigilatus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is monotypic within the genus Myrmorchilus.[2] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay,[1] where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Myrmorchilus Ridgway, 1909 |
| Species: | M. strigilatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmorchilus strigilatus (Wied, 1831) | |
The genus Myrmorchilus was erected by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway in 1909.[4]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmorchilus strigilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ridgway, Robert (1909). "New genera, species and subspecies of Formicariidae, Furnariidae, and Dendrocolaptidae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 22: 69-74 [69-70].
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