Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Sciaphylax castanea(Zimmer, JT, 1932)
English (US) Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
The Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Sciaphylax castanea) 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
- Sciaphylax castanea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird
- Described by
- (Zimmer, JT, 1932)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sciaphylax castanea castanea
- Sciaphylax castanea centunculorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Myrmeciza hemimelaena castanea
- Described by
- (Zimmer, JT, 1932)
- Type locality
- Rio Negro, 2600 feet, 35 miles west of Moyobamba, Peru.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.545 p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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