Myrmelastes schistaceus

Myrmelastes schistaceus ♀, Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas, Brazil

Myrmelastes schistaceus ♂, Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas, Brazil

Myrmelastes schistaceus — 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 Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: 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 Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Tyranni Infraordo: Tyrannides Parvordo: Thamnophilida

Familia: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmelastes
Species: Myrmelastes schistaceus

Name

Myrmelastes schistaceus (P.L. Sclater, 1858)

• Type locality: Río Yavarí, Loreto, Peru.

Synonyms

• Hypocnemis schistacea (protonym)
• Percnostola schistacea (Sclater, 1858)
• Schistocichla schistacea (Sclater, 1858)

References

Primary references

• Sclater, P.L. 1858. Synopsis of the American Ant-Birds (Formicariidae) Part II. Containing the Formicivorinae or Ant-Wrens. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt. 26 no. 362: 232–254. BHL Reference page.  p. 252

Additional references

• 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: Slate-colored antbird
español: Hormiguero pizarroso
português: Formigueiro-cinza

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