Grey-headed Antbird
Ampelornis griseiceps(Chapman, FM, 1923)
English (US) Gray-headed Antbird
UK name: Grey-headed Antbird
The Grey-headed Antbird (Ampelornis griseiceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Andes of far southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru (Tumbes and Piura)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ampelornis griseiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Antbird
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Antbird
- Described by
- (Chapman, FM, 1923)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Myrmoderus griseiceps
- Described by
- (Chapman, FM, 1923)
- Type locality
- Palambla, 4000 feet, west slope of the Western Andes, Piura, Peru.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.86 p.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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