Yellow-breasted Antwren
Herpsilochmus axillaris(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
English (US) Yellow-breasted Antwren
The Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris) 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
- Herpsilochmus axillaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-breasted Antwren
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Herpsilochmus axillaris senex
- Herpsilochmus axillaris aequatorialis
- Herpsilochmus axillaris puncticeps
- Herpsilochmus axillaris axillaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thamnophilus axillaris
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.278
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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