Ash-throated Antwren
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The Ash-throated Antwren (Herpsilochmus parkeri) is a bird
in the Antbird
family, described as new to science
in 1986.
The first specimens were collected in northern Peru
in 1983.
It is considered to be part of the group within the genus that also contains H. pileatus, H. atricapillus, and H. motacilloides.
It is found in humid upper tropical and subtropical forest in the eastern Andes
of northern Peru.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Antbird
Antbird
The antbirds are a large family, Thamnophilidae, of passerine birds found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 200 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire-eyes, bare-eyes and bushbirds...
family, described as new to science
Bird species new to science
This article describes bird species new to science since 1900. Prior to the 20th century, and indeed into its early decades, the pace of discovery of new species was fast; during this period, with numerous collecting expeditions into species-rich areas not previously visited by western...
in 1986.
The first specimens were collected in northern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
in 1983.
It is considered to be part of the group within the genus that also contains H. pileatus, H. atricapillus, and H. motacilloides.
It is found in humid upper tropical and subtropical forest in the eastern Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
of northern Peru.