- Brownish-headed Antbird
Taxobox
"Schistocichla leucostigma brunneiceps"
name = Brownish-headed Antbird
status = NR
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Thamnophilidae
genus = "Schistocichla "
species = "S. brunneiceps"
binomial = "Schistocichla brunneiceps"
binomial_authority = (Zimmer, 1931)
synonyms = "Percnostola brunneiceps"The Brownish-headed Antbird ("Schistocichla brunneiceps") is a species of
bird in theThamnophilidae family. Until recently, it was considered asubspecies of theSpot-winged Antbird , but based on differences in voice andplumage it has been recommended that they are treated as separate species. As presently defined, the Humaita Antbird ismonotypic .It is found in humid forest in the far south-western Amazon in
Peru andBolivia . Its conservation status has not been assessed byBirdLife International , but while it generally is uncommon, it is unlikely to be seriously threatened.References
* Isler, Isler, Whitney & Zimmer. 2007. "Species limits in the "Schistocichla" complex of Percnosticla antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)." Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119(1): 53-70.
* Zimmer & Isler. 2003. Percnosticla leucostigma (Spot-winged Antbird). Pp. 652 in del Hoyo, Elliott, & Christie. 2003. "Handbook of the Birds of the World." Vol. 8. Broadbills to Tapaculos. Lynx Edictions. Barcelona.
* [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop301.html Elevate subspecies humaythae, brunneiceps, and rufifacies (within Schistocichla leucostigma) to species rank.] South American Classification Committee. Accessed2008-06-27
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