Cordillera Azul Antbird (Myrmoderus eowilsoni)
About the Cordillera Azul Antbird
The Cordillera Azul antbird (Myrmoderus eowilsoni) is a Near Threatened species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found only in the Cordillera Azul, San Martín Region, Peru. The Cordillera Azul antbird was described in 2017 by Andre Moncrieff and colleagues and given the binomial name Myrmoderus eowilsoni. The specific epithet was chosen "in honor of Dr. Edward Osborne Wilson to recognize his tremendous devotion to conservation and his patronage of the Rainforest Trust". It and the ferruginous-backed antbird (M. ferrugineus) are sister species. The Cordillera Azul antbird is monotypic.
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Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.