White-masked antbird
Appearance
White-masked antbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thamnophilidae |
Genus: | Pithys |
Species: | P. castaneus
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Binomial name | |
Pithys castaneus Berlioz, 1938
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Synonyms | |
Pithys castanea |
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.[2] But new research has found it somewhat rare and declining. Consequently, it is classified as Near Threatened in 2008.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pithys castaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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(help) - ^ BLI (2004)
- ^ BLI (2008)
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.