Black-bellied antwren

Black-bellied antwren
male at Dourado, São Paulo state, Brazil
female at Dourado, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Thamnophilidae
Genus:Formicivora
Species: F. melanogaster
Binomial name
Formicivora melanogaster
Pelzeln, 1868

The black-bellied antwren (Formicivora melanogaster) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

The black-bellied antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Formicivora melanogaster.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Formicivora melanogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. von Pelzeln, August (1868). Zur Ornithologie Brasiliens : Resultate von Johann Natterers Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835 (in German and Latin). Volume 2. Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn. pp. 83, 154.
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