Myrmelastes saturatus

Myrmelastes saturatus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Thamnophilida

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Tyranni Infraordo: Tyrannides Parvordo: Thamnophilida

Familia: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmelastes
Species: Myrmelastes saturatus
Subespecies: M. s. obscurus – M. s. saturatus

Name

Myrmelastes saturatus (Salvin, 1885)

• Type locality: Mt. Roraima, 3500 ft. (ca. 1070 m).

Synonyms

• Heterocnemis saturata (protonym)
• Percnostola leucostigma saturata (Salvin, 1885)
• Percnostola saturata (Salvin, 1885)
• Schistocichla saturata (Salvin, 1885)

References

Primary references=

• Salvin, O. 1885. A List of Birds obtained by Mr. Henry Whitely in British Guiana. The Ibis 5(3) no.10: 195-219 BHL DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1885.tb06246.x; no.11: 291-306. BHL DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1885.tb07189.x; no.12: 418-439. BHL DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1885.tb06257.x Reference page.  Original description p. 427 BHL

Additional references

• Braun, M.J., Isler, M.L., Isler, P.R., Bates, J.M. & Robbins, M.B.. 2005. Avian speciation in the Pantepui: the case of the Roraiman Antbird (Percnostola [Schistocichla] "leucostigma" saturata). Condor 107:327-341. DOI: 10.1650/7647 Full Article (PDF)Reference page. 
• Isler, M.L., Bravo, G.A. & Brumfield, R.T. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data. Zootaxa 3717 (4): 469–497. ZooBank Full article (PDF) DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Roraiman antbird
español: Hormiguero del Roraima
português: Formigueiro-de-roraima