Ancient antwren

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Ancient antwren
Herpsilochmus gentryi - Ancient Antwren 1.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Herpsilochmus
Species:
H. gentryi
Binomial name
Herpsilochmus gentryi
Whitney & Alvarez Alonso, 1998
Herpsilochmus gentryi map.svg

The ancient antwren (Herpsilochmus gentryi) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in northern Peru and southeastern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The ancient antwren was first described in 1998.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Herpsilochmus gentryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22724610A118474964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22724610A118474964.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Whitney, B.M.; Álvarez Alonso, J. (1998). "A new Herpsilochmus Antwren (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from northern Amazonian Peru and adjacent Ecuador: the role of edaphic heterogeneity of terra firme forest" (PDF). Auk. 115 (3): 559–576.


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