Spot-backed antwren

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Spot-backed antwren
Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus - Spot-backed antwren (male).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Herpsilochmus
Species:
H. dorsimaculatus
Binomial name
Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus
Pelzeln, 1868
Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus map.svg

The spot-backed antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The spot-backed antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701571A93837014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701571A93837014.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ von Pelzeln, August (1868). Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens : Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 (in German and Latin). Volume 2. Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn. p. 151. |volume= has extra text (help)


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