Spot-winged antshrike
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Pygiptila stellaris

The spot-winged antshrike (Pygiptila stellaris ) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is monotypic within the genus Pygiptila. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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The spot-winged antshrike was described and illustrated by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix in 1825 and given the binomial name Thamnophilus stellaris. The current genus Pygiptila was erected by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858.

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Distribution

Geography

Spot-winged antshrike habitat map

Biome

Spot-winged antshrike habitat map
Spot-winged antshrike
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References

1. Spot-winged antshrike Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot-winged_antshrike
2. Spot-winged antshrike on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22701349/93825260
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/688322

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