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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
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Gray-headed Antbird
English (UK)
Grey-headed Antbird
Described by
(Chapman, FM, 1923)

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 239 species of the family Thamnophilidae