Caura Antbird
Myrmelastes caurensis(Hellmayr, CE, 1906)
English (US) Caura Antbird
The Caura Antbird (Myrmelastes caurensis) 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
- Myrmelastes caurensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Caura Antbird
- Described by
- (Hellmayr, CE, 1906)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myrmelastes caurensis caurensis
- Myrmelastes caurensis australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sclateria schistacea caurensis
- Described by
- (Hellmayr, CE, 1906)
- Type locality
- Caura River Valley [= Turagua Mts.], Venezuela.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 19 p.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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