Large-billed antwren

The large-billed antwren (Herpsilochmus longirostris) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Large-billed antwren
male at Dourado, São Paulo State, Brazil
female at Poconé, Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Herpsilochmus
Species:
H. longirostris
Binomial name
Herpsilochmus longirostris
Pelzeln, 1868

The large-billed antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Herpsilochmus longirostris.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Herpsilochmus longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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. 80, 151.
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