Mackenziaena | |
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Tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thamnophilidae |
Genus: | Mackenziaena Chubb, 1918[1] |
Type species | |
Thamnophilus leachii Such, 1825 |
Mackenziaena is a genus of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. First circumscribed by Charles Chubb in 1918, it contains the following species as of 2017:[2]
- Large-tailed antshrike (Mackenziaena leachii)
- Tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa)
The genus commemorates Helen Mackenzie McConnell, who was the wife of English collector Frederick McConnell.[3]
References
- ↑ Chubb, Charles (1918). "Descriptions of new genera and a new subspecies of South American birds". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 9. 2 (7): 123. doi:10.1080/00222931808562350.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Mackenziaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
External links
- Data related to Mackenziaena at Wikispecies
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