Riparian antbird
| Riparian antbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Cercomacroides |
| Species: | C. fuscicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercomacroides fuscicauda (J.T. Zimmmer, 1931) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cercomacra fuscicauda | |
The riparian antbird (Cercomacroides fuscicauda) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and southwestern Amazonian Brazil. It has been split from the blackish antbird. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and adjacent thickets on sandbars and riverbanks. It formerly was considered conspecific with the blackish antbird.
References
- Mayer, S., P. Coopmans, N. Krabbe, and M. L. Isler. 2014. Vocal evidence for species rank to Cercomacra nigrescens fuscicauda J. T. Zimmer. Bulletin British Ornithologists Club 134: 145-154.
- South American Classification Committee (December 2, 2014). "Proposal (#636) Split Cercomacra fuscicauda from Cercomacra nigrescens". Retrieved February 21, 2015.