Ancient antwren
| Ancient antwren | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Herpsilochmus |
| Species: | H. gentryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpsilochmus gentryi Whitney & Alvarez Alonso, 1998
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The ancient antwren (Herpsilochmus gentryi) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in northern Peru and southeastern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The ancient antwren was first described in 1998.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Herpsilochmus gentryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22724610A118474964.en. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Whitney, B.M.; Álvarez Alonso, J. (1998). "A new Herpsilochmus Antwren (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from northern Amazonian Peru and adjacent Ecuador: the role of edaphic heterogeneity of terra firme forest" (PDF). Auk. 115 (3): 559–576.
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