Brigida's woodcreeper
| Brigida's woodcreeper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Hylexetastes |
| Species: | H. perrotii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Hylexetastes perrotii brigidai da Silva, Novaes & Oren 1995 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hylexetastes brigidai | |
The Brigida's woodcreeper (Hylexetastes perrotii brigidai), also known as the Mato Grosso woodcreeper, is a bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. Most taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the red-billed woodcreeper, although some consider it to be distinct.
It is endemic to humid forests in the eastern Amazon in Brazil.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Hylexetastes brigidai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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