- Esmeraldas Antbird
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Esmeraldas Antbird Male in NW Ecuador Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Myrmeciza Species: M. nigricauda Binomial name Myrmeciza nigricauda
(Salvin & Godman, 1892)Synonyms Sipia rosenbergi
The Esmeraldas Antbird (Myrmeciza nigricauda) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The species has been the source of taxonomic confusion in the past, as the male was placed as a separate species (and in another genus, Sipia).[2] It is only recently that the male and female were realised to be the same species.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Myrmeciza nigricauda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
- ^ Zimmer, K. & M. Isler (2003) "Family Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)" P.p. 659–660 in del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2003). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-50-4
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