Slate-Coloured Antbird
Myrmelastes schistaceus(Sclater, PL, 1858)
English (US) Slate-colored Antbird
UK name: Slate-Coloured Antbird
The Slate-Coloured Antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus) 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 northeastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and west-central Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Myrmelastes schistaceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slate-colored Antbird
- English (UK)
- Slate-Coloured Antbird
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hypocnemis schistacea
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1858)
- Type locality
- Rio Yavari, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.362 p.252
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Dot-backed Antbird
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Silvered Antbird
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Roraiman Antbird
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Plumbeous Antbird
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Spot-winged Antbird
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Brownish-headed Antbird
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Rufous-faced Antbird
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