Myrmelastes Humaythae Bird

Myrmelastes Humaythae Bird

Myrmelastes Humaythae Bird

English Name:  Humaita Antbird
Latin Name:  Myrmelastes humaythae
Protonym:  Sclateria schistacea humaythae Bull.Br.Orn.Club 19 p. 51
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Myrmelastes
Taxonomy Code:  humant1
Type Locality:  Humaytha, Rio Madeira, Brazil.
Author:  Hellmayr
Publish Year:  1907
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

MYRMELASTES
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ Plumbeous Antbird M. hyperythrus) Gr. μυρμηξ murmēx, μυρμηκος murmēkos  ant; λαστης lastēs  robber  < λῃστευω lēisteuō  to rob; "MYRMELASTES.  Rostrum forte, ad basin latum, loris et regione oculari denudatis: alæ modicæ ad caudæ dimidium attingentes: cauda modica, rotundata: pedes validi, tarsis modice longis, acrotarsiis divisis, paratarsiis integris; digitis elongatis, validiusculis ... MYRMELASTES PLUMBEUS, sp. nov. ... The British Museum possesses both sexes of this fine, strong Ant-thrush ... The female has so nearly the same general appearance as Thamnophilus hyperythrus ♂, that they might easily be confounded at first sight" (P. Sclater 1858).
Synon. Schistocichla.

humaythae
Humaytha (= Humaita), Rio Madeira, Brazil.