Polioptila facilis

Polioptila facilis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Certhioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Certhioidea

Familia: Polioptilidae
Genus: Polioptila
Species: Polioptila facilis

Name

Polioptila facilis J.T. Zimmer, 1942

• Holotype: AMNH 433542, adult ♂, 5 May 1929
• Type locality: Solano, Río Cassiquiare, Venezuela.

Synonyms

• Polioptila guianensis facilis (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Zimmer, J.T. 1942. Studies of Peruvian Birds N° XLII. The genus Polioptila. American Museum Novitates 1168: 1-6. hdl: 2246/4724 Full article (PDF)Reference page.  Original description p. 6

Additional references

• Whitney, B.M. & Álvarez Alonso, J. 2005. A new species of gnatcatcher from white-sand forests of northern Amazonian Peru with revision of the Polioptila guianensis complex. The Wilson Bulletin 117(2): 113–127. DOI: 10.1676/04-064. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
español: Perlita del Río Negro
português: Balança-rabo-do-rio-negro

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