Thicket Antpitta
Myrmothera dives(Salvin, O, 1865)
English (US) Thicket Antpitta
The Thicket Antpitta (Myrmothera dives) 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 Grallariidae (Antpittas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myrmothera dives
- Family
- Grallariidae (Antpittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Thicket Antpitta
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1865)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Myrmothera dives dives
- Myrmothera dives flammulata
- Myrmothera dives barbacoae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Grallaria dives
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1865)
- Type locality
- Tucurriqui, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864, pt.3 p.582
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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