Spot-winged Antshrike
Pygiptila stellaris(Spix, JB, 1825)
English (US) Spot-winged Antshrike
The Spot-winged Antshrike (Pygiptila stellaris) 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
- Pygiptila stellaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-winged Antshrike
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pygiptila stellaris maculipennis
- Pygiptila stellaris occipitalis
- Pygiptila stellaris purusiana
- Pygiptila stellaris stellaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thamnophilus stellaris
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
- Type locality
- State of Para, Brazil.
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.27 pl.36 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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