Iquitos gnatcatcher
| Iquitos gnatcatcher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Polioptilidae |
| Genus: | Polioptila |
| Species: | P. clementsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Polioptila clementsi B.M. Whitney & J.A. Alonso, 2005 | |
The Iquitos gnatcatcher (Polioptila clementsi) is a gnatcatcher (Polioptilidae) described as new to science in 2005.[2] It is currently only known from the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, west of Iquitos, Peru. The species is a member of the Polioptila guianensis complex. It is named after James F. Clements.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Polioptila clementsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Whitney, Bret M.; Alonso, Jose Alvarez (2005-06-01). "A new species of gnatcatcher from white-sand forests of northern amazonian peru with revision of the polioptila guianensis complex". The Wilson Bulletin 117 (2): 113–127. doi:10.1676/04-064. ISSN 0043-5643.
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