Brownish-headed Antbird / Myrmelastes brunneiceps
WBN 
Brownish-headed Antbird
SCI Name:
Protonym: Schistocichla leucostigma brunneiceps Am.Mus.Novit. no.500 p. 19
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Myrmelastes
Taxonomy Code: brhant1
Type Locality: Chaquimayo, 3000 feet, Andes of Carabaya, Peru.
Author: Zimmer, JT
Publish Year: 1931
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYRMELASTES
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ Plumbeous Antbird M. hyperythrus) Gr. μυρμηξ murmēx, μυρμηκος murmēkos ant; λαστης lastēs robber < λῃστευω lēisteuō to rob; "MYRMELASTES. Rostrum forte, ad basin latum, loris et regione oculari denudatis: alæ modicæ ad caudæ dimidium attingentes: cauda modica, rotundata: pedes validi, tarsis modice longis, acrotarsiis divisis, paratarsiis integris; digitis elongatis, validiusculis ... MYRMELASTES PLUMBEUS, sp. nov. ... The British Museum possesses both sexes of this fine, strong Ant-thrush ... The female has so nearly the same general appearance as Thamnophilus hyperythrus ♂, that they might easily be confounded at first sight" (P. Sclater 1858).
Synon. Schistocichla.
brunneiceps
Mod. L. brunneus brown < Med. L. brunius brown; L. –ceps -crowned < caput, capitis head.
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)
