Black-cheeked Ant Tanager
Driophlox atrimaxillaris(Dwight, J; Griscom, L, 1924)
English (US) Black-cheeked Ant Tanager
The Black-cheeked Ant Tanager (Driophlox atrimaxillaris) 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 Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Pacific lowlands of southwestern Costa Rica (Golfo Dulce)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Driophlox atrimaxillaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Black-cheeked Ant Tanager
- Described by
- (Dwight, J; Griscom, L, 1924)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phoenicothraupis atrimaxillaris
- Described by
- (Dwight, J; Griscom, L, 1924)
- Type locality
- Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Prov. de Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.142 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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