Pearly Antshrike
Megastictus margaritatus(Sclater, PL, 1855)
English (US) Pearly Antshrike
The Pearly Antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus) 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 Colombia to southern Venezuela, eastern Peru, and west-central Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Megastictus margaritatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pearly Antshrike
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Myrmeciza margaritata
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1855)
- Type locality
- Chamicuros, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.22, no.275 p.253 pl.71
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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