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Herpsilochmus
The name of the genus Herpsilochmus is derived from the Ancient Greek words herpō ("creep") and lokhmē ("bush" or "underbrush"). The scientific history of the genus is closely associated with the German naturalist Friedrich Sellow (1789–1831), who traveled to Brazil in 1814 to collect natural history specimens. Between 1816 and 1818, Sellow sent a significant number of bird specimens to Berlin, including Myiothera pileata, which was later reclassified as Herpsilochmus pileatus. Several species currently assigned to the genus are believed to have originated from Sellow’s original collections. Taxonomy Herpsilochmus belongs to the family Thamnophilidae and is commonly referred to as an "antwren." Historically, the classification of the genus has relied largely on external morphological traits such as plumage coloration, body proportions, and sexual dimorphism. While this approach contributed to a relatively cohesive taxonomic structure, recent phylogenomic studies have questi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Cabanis
Jean Louis Cabanis (8 March 1816 – 20 February 1906) was a German ornithologist. He worked at the bird collections of the Natural History Museum in Berlin becoming its first curator of birds in 1850. He founded the ''Journal für Ornithologie'' in 1853''.'' Biography Cabanis was born in Berlin to an old Huguenot family who had moved from France. His father Benoit-Jean (1774–1838) and mother Maria Luise (1783–1849) both came from families that were in the textile industry. Little is known of his early life. He studied at the University of Berlin from 1835 to 1839, and then travelled to North America, working as a museum assistant in Carolina. He returned in 1841 with a large natural history collection. He was assistant at the Natural History Museum, Berlin, Natural History Museum of Berlin (which was at the time the Berlin University Museum) and in 1850 he became the curator of birds, taking over from Martin Lichtenstein. Charles Lucien Bonaparte had offered him a positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia Coastal Forests
The Bahia coastal forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern Brazil, part of the larger Atlantic Forest region. Setting The Bahia coastal forests occupy a belt approximately wide along the Atlantic coast of eastern Brazil, in the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo. The Itapicuru River forms the northern boundary of the ecoregion, which extends south to near the Itapemirim River. The ecoregion is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and the enclaves of the Atlantic Coast restingas forests and Bahia mangroves. To the west, the forests transition to the drier Bahia interior forests. The forests cover Tertiary sedimentary plateaus extending from near the seacoast westward to the lower slopes of the Serra da Mantiqueira. The prevalent soils are tropical nutrient-poor yellow-red latosol and podzols. Climate The ecoregion has a tropical climate with annual rainfall ranging from 1,200 to 1,800 mm, evenly distributed throughout the year. The sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepui
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana. Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in connected ranges, which makes them the host of a unique array of endemic plant and animal species. Notable tepuis include Auyantepui, Autana, Neblina, and Mount Roraima. They are typically composed of sheer blocks of Precambrian quartz arenite sandstone that rise abruptly from the jungle. Auyantepui is the source of Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall. Morphology These table-top mountains are the remains of a large sandstone plateau that once covered the granite basement complex between the north border of the Amazon Basin and the Orinoco, between the Atlantic coast and the Rio Negro. This area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roraiman Antwren
The Roraiman antwren (''Herpsilochmus roraimae'') is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The Roraiman antwren was first described by the Austrian ornithologist Carl Hellmayr in 1903 with the type locality in Guyana on Mount Roraima. Its relationship to others of its genus is unclear but it apparently is most closely related to the spot-backed antwren (''H. dorsimaculatus'').Zimmer, K. and M.L. Isler (2020). Roraiman Antwren (''Herpsilochmus roraimae''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rorant1.01 retrieved March 2, 2024 The Roraiman antwren has two subspecies, the nominate ''H. r. roraimae'' (Hellmayr, 1903) and ''H. r. kathleenae'' ( Phelps Jr & Dickerman, 1980). Description The Rora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot-backed Antwren
The spot-backed antwren (''Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 26 November 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved November 27, 2023 Taxonomy and systematics The spot-backed antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name ''Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus''. The spot-backed antwren is monotypic. Description The spot-backed antwren is long and weighs . Adult males have a black crown and nape, a long white supercilium, a black streak through the eye, and grayish ear coverts. Their back and rump are dark gray with white e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herpsilochmus Dorsimaculatus Spot-backed Antwren (male); Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (cropped)
The name of the genus Herpsilochmus is derived from the Ancient Greek words herpō ("creep") and lokhmē ("bush" or "underbrush"). The scientific history of the genus is closely associated with the German naturalist Friedrich Sellow (1789–1831), who traveled to Brazil in 1814 to collect natural history specimens. Between 1816 and 1818, Sellow sent a significant number of bird specimens to Berlin, including Myiothera pileata, which was later reclassified as Herpsilochmus pileatus. Several species currently assigned to the genus are believed to have originated from Sellow’s original collections. Taxonomy Herpsilochmus belongs to the family Thamnophilidae and is commonly referred to as an "antwren." Historically, the classification of the genus has relied largely on external morphological traits such as plumage coloration, body proportions, and sexual dimorphism. While this approach contributed to a relatively cohesive taxonomic structure, recent phylogenomic studies have questi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Antwren
The ancient antwren (''Herpsilochmus gentryi'') is a species of tropical bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is primarily found in '' terra firme'' forests of northern Peru and southeastern Ecuador. This species was described in 1998 and named after the American botanist Alwyn Gentry. Habitat loss poses the greatest threat to this species. Taxonomy and systematics The ancient antwren was described in 1998 by Bret M. Whitney and Jose Alvarez Alonso. The holotype was collected along the Rio Tigre in the Department of Loreto, Peru. The specific epithet ''gentryi'' honors the American botanist Alwyn Gentry. It is closely related to the Todd's antwren, to which it may be a sister species. This species is monotypic, with no known subspecies. Description The ancient antwren is small passerine, with a total length of 10-11 centimeters (4 in) and weight of 10.2-11 grams. Sexual dimorphism is present in this species, but not as apparent when compared to other members of this ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herpsilochmus Gentryi - Ancient Antwren 1
The name of the genus Herpsilochmus is derived from the Ancient Greek words herpō ("creep") and lokhmē ("bush" or "underbrush"). The scientific history of the genus is closely associated with the German naturalist Friedrich Sellow (1789–1831), who traveled to Brazil in 1814 to collect natural history specimens. Between 1816 and 1818, Sellow sent a significant number of bird specimens to Berlin, including Myiothera pileata, which was later reclassified as Herpsilochmus pileatus. Several species currently assigned to the genus are believed to have originated from Sellow’s original collections. Taxonomy Herpsilochmus belongs to the family Thamnophilidae and is commonly referred to as an "antwren." Historically, the classification of the genus has relied largely on external morphological traits such as plumage coloration, body proportions, and sexual dimorphism. While this approach contributed to a relatively cohesive taxonomic structure, recent phylogenomic studies have questi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd's Antwren
Todd's antwren (''Herpsilochmus stictocephalus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics Todd's antwren is monotypic. It appears to form a superspecies with the ancient antwren (''H. gentryi'').Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 26 November 2023. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved November 27, 2023 Description Todd's antwren is long and weighs . Adult males have a black forehead with short white streaks, a black crown and nape, a long white supercilium, and a black streak behind the eye. Their back and rump are light gray with small black patches, white-edged black scapulars, and a white pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dugand's Antwren
Dugand's antwren (''Herpsilochmus dugandi'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 26 November 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved November 27, 2023 Taxonomy and systematics Dugand's antwren and the spot-tailed antwren (''H.sticturus'') were previously considered conspecific and now are treated as a superspecies.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 26 November 2023. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
