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Mouse-Coloured Antshrike

Thamnophilus murinusSclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1868

English (US) Mouse-colored Antshrike

UK name: Mouse-Coloured Antshrike

The Mouse-Coloured Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus) 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
Thamnophilus murinus
Family
Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Mouse-colored Antshrike
English (UK)
Mouse-Coloured Antshrike
Described by
Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1868
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

Described by
Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1868
Type locality
Xeberos, Peru; Cayenne; Marabitanas, Barra do Rio Negro [ = Manaus], Brazil; Manaus accepted as type locality by Berlepsch and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 9, 1902, p. 69.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867, pt.3 p.750,756

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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