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The '''slender antbird''' (''Rhopornis ardesiacus'') is an [[Endangered species|endangered]] species of bird in the family [[Thamnophilidae]]. It is [[monotypic]] within the genus '''''Rhopornis'''''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Andy Purvis |editor2=John L. Gittleman |editor3=Thomas Brooks |year=2005 |title=Phylogeny and Conservation |volume=8 |series=Conservation Biology |chapter=Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history |pages=267–294 |author=Thomas M. Brooks |author2=John D. Pilgrim |author3=Ana S. L. Rodrigues |author4=Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca |name-list-style=amp |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-521-82502-3 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3W_TN0790vEC&pg=PA292}}</ref> It is [[endemic]] to dry forest at altitudes of {{convert|100|-|1000|m|ft}} in [[Bahia]] and [[Minas Gerais]] in [[Brazil]]. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. This relatively long-tailed [[antbird]] is about {{convert|19|cm|in}} in length. Both sexes are grey with black-and-white markings on the wings and red eyes. The male has a black throat, while the female has a white throat and a brown crown. |
The '''slender antbird''' ('''''Rhopornis ardesiacus''''') is an [[Endangered species|endangered]] species of bird in the family [[Thamnophilidae]]. It is [[monotypic]] within the genus '''''Rhopornis'''''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Andy Purvis |editor2=John L. Gittleman |editor3=Thomas Brooks |year=2005 |title=Phylogeny and Conservation |volume=8 |series=Conservation Biology |chapter=Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history |pages=267–294 |author=Thomas M. Brooks |author2=John D. Pilgrim |author3=Ana S. L. Rodrigues |author4=Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca |name-list-style=amp |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-521-82502-3 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3W_TN0790vEC&pg=PA292}}</ref> It is [[endemic]] to dry forest at altitudes of {{convert|100|-|1000|m|ft}} in [[Bahia]] and [[Minas Gerais]] in [[Brazil]]. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. This relatively long-tailed [[antbird]] is about {{convert|19|cm|in}} in length. Both sexes are grey with black-and-white markings on the wings and red eyes. The male has a black throat, while the female has a white throat and a brown crown. |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thamnophilidae |
Genus: | Rhopornis Richmond, 1902 |
Species: | R. ardesiacus
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Binomial name | |
Rhopornis ardesiacus (Wied, 1831)
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Synonyms | |
Rhopornis ardesiaca (Wied, 1831) (lapsus) |
The slender antbird (Rhopornis ardesiacus) is an endangered species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is monotypic within the genus Rhopornis.[2] It is endemic to dry forest at altitudes of 100–1,000 metres (330–3,280 ft) in Bahia and Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. This relatively long-tailed antbird is about 19 centimetres (7.5 in) in length. Both sexes are grey with black-and-white markings on the wings and red eyes. The male has a black throat, while the female has a white throat and a brown crown.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhopornis ardesiacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22701706A93845408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22701706A93845408.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Thomas M. Brooks; John D. Pilgrim; Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis; John L. Gittleman & Thomas Brooks (eds.). Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. Vol. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3.
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