Mackenziaena

Mackenziaena
Tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Mackenziaena
Chubb, 1918

Mackenziaena is a genus of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. First described by Charles Chubb in 1918, it contains the following species:[1]

The genus commemorates Helen Mackenzie McConnell, who was the wife of English collector Frederick McConnell.[2]

References

  1. "ITIS Report: Mackenziaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. 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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