Xingu antbird
For the antbird Drymophila (devillei) subochracea, see striated antbird.
| Xingu antbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Willisornis |
| Species: | W. vidua |
| Binomial name | |
| Willisornis vidua (Hellmayr, 1905) | |
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The Xingu antbird (Willisornis vidua), also known as the Xingu scale-backed antbird, is a species of antbird from the south-eastern Amazon in Brazil. Until 2011, it was usually included as a subspecies of the scale-backed antbird.[2] Its English name refers to the Xingu River.[2] In addition to the nominate subspecies, it includes the subspecies W. v. nigrigula.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Willisornis vidua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 Isler & Whitney (2011). Species limits in antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus) complex. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123(1): 1-14
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