Sooty Antbird
Hafferia fortis(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1868)
English (US) Sooty Antbird
The Sooty Antbird (Hafferia fortis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Hafferia fortis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sooty Antbird
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1868)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hafferia fortis fortis
- Hafferia fortis incanescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Percnostola fortis
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1868)
- Type locality
- Pebas and Chyavetas, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867, pt.3 p.980 pl.45
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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