Tufted Antshrike
Mackenziaena severa(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Tufted Antshrike
The Tufted Antshrike (Mackenziaena severa) 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: southeastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and far northeastern Argentina (Misiones)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Mackenziaena severa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tufted Antshrike
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius severus
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.45,46
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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