Gray-bellied Antbird / Ammonastes pelzelni
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Gray-bellied Antbird
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Protonym: Myrmeciza pelzelni Cat.BirdsBrit.Mus. 15 p.278,283
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Ammonastes
Taxonomy Code: gybant1
Type Locality: Marabitanas, Rio Negro, Brazil.
Author: Sclater, PL
Publish Year: 1890
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
AMMONASTES
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ Grey-bellied Antbird A. pelzelni) Gr. αμμος ammos sand; ναστης nastēs inhabitant < ναιω naiō to dwell; "Ammonastes Bravo, Isler, and Brumfield gen. nov. Type species. Myrmeciza pelzelni Sclater, 1890. ... Loudsongs structurally distinct. Tail lowered slowly and flicked up rapidly, differing from Myrmorchilus and Aprositornis. Forest floor habitat. Etymology. The masculine generic name is taken from the Greek ammos (sand) and nastes (inhabitant), referring to its preference for habitats growing on white sand soil" (Isler et al. 2013); "Ammonastes Bravo, Isler and Brumfield, 2013, Zootaxa, 3717 (4), p. 479. Type, by monotypy and original designation, Myrmeciza pelzelni P. Sclater, 1890" (JAJ 2020).
pelzelni / pelzelnii
August Pelzel Edler von Pelzeln (1825-1891) Austrian ornithologist, collector (syn. Amazilia franciae cyaneicollis, Ammonastes, Aplonis, subsp. Cyanophonia cyanocephala, syn. Cygnus olor, Elaenia, Granatellus, syn. Ibycter americanus, syn. Micrastur gilvicollis, subsp. Myiarchus swainsoni, Ploceus, Pseudotriccus, subsp. Rhipidura albiscapa, subsp. Sicalis flaveola, Tachybaptus, Thamnophilus, subsp. Tityra inquisitor).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
