White-lined antbird

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White-lined antbird
Percnostola (Myrmoborus) lophotes - White-lined antbird.jpg
at Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmoborus
Species:
M. lophotes
Binomial name
Myrmoborus lophotes
(Hellmayr & Seilern, 1914)
Myrmoborus lophotes map.svg
Synonyms

Percnostola lophotes

The white-lined antbird (Myrmoborus lophotes) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

This species was previously placed in the genus Percnostola but a genetic study published in 2013 found that it is embedded within Myrmoborus . [2] [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Myrmoborus lophotes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T22701776A181081240. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22701776A181081240.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Isler, M.L.; Bravo, G.A.; Brumfield, R.T. (2013). "Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3717 (4): 469–497. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3. PMID   26176119.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 February 2018.