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Grey-headed antbird

Grey-headed antbird

Species of bird

The grey-headed antbird (Ampelornis griseiceps) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The grey-headed antbird was described by the American ornithologist Frank Chapman in 1923 and given the binomial name Myrmoderus griseiceps.[2] It was later placed in the genus Myrmeciza but a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that the genus Myrmeciza, as then defined, was polyphyletic.[3] In the resulting rearrangement to create monophyletic genera the gray-headed antbird was moved to a newly erected genus Ampelornis. The name combines the Ancient Greek words ampelos "vine" and ornis "bird".[3] The genus is monotypic.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Ampelornis griseiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701847A93851450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701847A93851450.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Chapman, Frank M. (1923). Descriptions of proposed new Formicariidae and Dendrocolaptidae. American Museum Novitates. New York: American Museum of Natural History. p. 6. hdl:2246/4633.
  3. [3]
    Isler, M.L.; Bravo, G.A.; Brumfield, R.T. (2013). "Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3717 (4): 469–497. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3. PMID 26176119.
  4. [4]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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