Plumbeous Antbird

Overview

Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus) is a species of Antbirds (Thamnophilidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Myrmelastes; binomial: Myrmelastes hyperythrus; authority: (Sclater, PL, 1855).

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Molecular studies indicate that Plumbeous Antbird (formerly included in Myrmeciza) is imbedded within a clade that includes species formerly assigned to the genus Schistocichla. With the revision of the genus Myrmeciza, Myrmelastes Sclater, 1858 becomes the genus appropriatedly applied to the species within this revised classification. Note gender change (Isler et al. 2013).