White-masked Antbird
Pithys castaneusBerlioz, J, 1938
English (US) White-masked Antbird
The White-masked Antbird (Pithys castaneus) 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: northeastern Peru (lower RÃo Pastaza and lower RÃo Morona)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pithys castaneus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- White-masked Antbird
- Described by
- Berlioz, J, 1938
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pithys castanea
- Described by
- Berlioz, J, 1938
- Type locality
- Andoas, lower Rio Pastaza, Ecuador. Col. pi., Ois. et Rev. Franc. d'Orn. (n.s.), 18, 1948, frontisp., lower fig.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 58 p.90
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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