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Cordillera Azul antbird

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Cordillera Azul antbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmoderus
Species:
M. eowilsoni
Binomial name
Myrmoderus eowilsoni
Moncrieff et al, 2018

The Cordillera Azul antbird (Myrmoderus eowilsoni) is a species of passerine bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It has been found only in the Cordillera Azul, San Martín Region, Peru where its natural habitat is humid montane forest.

The species was described in 2018 by Andre Moncrieff and colleagues and given the binomial name Myrmoderus eowilsoni. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the American naturalist Edward Osborne Wilson.[1]

References

  1. ^ Moncrieff, A.E.; Johnson, O.; Lane, D.F.; Beck, J.R.; Angulo, F.; Fagan, J. (2018). "A new species of antbird (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) from the Cordillera Azul, San Martin, Peru". Auk. 135 (1): 114–126. doi:10.1642/AUK-17-97.1.