Red-throated Ant Tanager
Driophlox fuscicauda(Cabanis, JL, 1861)
English (US) Red-throated Ant Tanager
The Red-throated Ant Tanager (Driophlox fuscicauda) 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.
- Scientific name
- Driophlox fuscicauda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-throated Ant Tanager
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Driophlox fuscicauda salvini
- Driophlox fuscicauda insularis
- Driophlox fuscicauda discolor
- Driophlox fuscicauda fuscicauda
- Driophlox fuscicauda willisi
- Driophlox fuscicauda erythrolaema
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phoenicothraupis fuscicauda
- Described by
- (Cabanis, JL, 1861)
- Type locality
- Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 9, no.50 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sooty Ant Tanager
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Black-cheeked Ant Tanager
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Crested Ant Tanager
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