Mackenziaena

Mackenziaena
	Tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Mackenziaena ; Chubb, 1918
Type species
	Thamnophilus leachii; Such, 1825

Last updated May 29, 2025

Mackenziaena is a genus of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. First circumscribed by Charles Chubb in 1918, it contains the following species as of 2017^[update]:^[2]

Large-tailed antshrike (Mackenziaena leachii)
Tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa)

The genus commemorates Helen Mackenzie McConnell, who was the wife of English collector Frederick McConnell.^[3]

References

↑ Chubb, Charles (1918). "Descriptions of new genera and a new subspecies of South American birds". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 9. 2 (7): 123. doi:10.1080/00222931808562350.
↑ "ITIS Report: Mackenziaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 27 August 2014.
↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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[Chubb,_1918-1] Chubb, Charles (1918). "Descriptions of new genera and a new subspecies of South American birds". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 9. 2 (7): 123. doi:10.1080/00222931808562350.

[ITIS-2] "ITIS Report: Mackenziaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 27 August 2014.

[Jobling-3] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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