Humaita antbird | |
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male at Careiro, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
female at Careiro, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thamnophilidae |
Genus: | Myrmelastes |
Species: | M. humaythae
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Binomial name | |
Myrmelastes humaythae (Hellmayr, 1907)
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The Humaita antbird (Myrmelastes humaythae) is a species of passerine bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in humid forest in the south-western Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia.
Until recently, the Humaita antbird was considered a subspecies of the spot-winged antbird. A 2007 study of the vocal characteristics found significant differences between the taxa and based on this evidence the Humaita antbird was promoted to species status.[2][3][4] As presently defined, the Humaita antbird is monotypic.[3]
The conservation status of the Humaita antbird has been assessed by BirdLife International to be of Least Concern.[1]