White-masked Antbird
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| Pithys castaneus Berlioz, 1938 |
The White-masked Antbird (Pithys castaneus) is a bird species in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Peru.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This little-known bird was formerly considered a data deficient species by the IUCN[1]. But new research has found it somewhat rare and declining. Consequently, it is classified as Near Threatened in 2008[2].
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- BirdLife International (BLI) (2004). Pithys castaneus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
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