White-masked antbird

White-masked antbird
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Pithys
Species:	P. castaneus
Binomial name
	Pithys castaneus; Berlioz, 1938
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. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)old-form url
^ BLI (2004)
^ BLI (2008)

BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Pithys castaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)old-form url

[2] BLI (2004)

[3] BLI (2008)

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