Rhegmatorhina melanosticta [purusiana, badia or brunniceps] (Hairy-crested Antbird (Rufous-crested))

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Hairy-crested Antbird (Rufous-crested)

Rhegmatorhina melanosticta [purusiana, badia or brunniceps] (= Rhegmatorhina melanosticta purusiana) (Snethlage, HMMEE 1908)

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Thamnophilidae
Genus:
   Rhegmatorhina
Scientific:
  Rhegmatorhina melanosticta purusiana

Original description

Citation:
(Snethlage, HMMEE 1908)

Reference:
Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethn. 5, no.1 p.59

Protonym:
Gymnopithys purusianus

Type locality:
Cachoeira, Rio Punis, Brazil.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98156#page/75/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
8A80BBF5CCA4113D

Avibase ID:
avibase-8A80BBF5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8A80BBF5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 918413

English:
Hairy-crested Antbird [purusiana, badia or brunniceps]
Catalan:
formiguer crestapelut (purusiana/brunneiceps)
Danish:
Børstemyrefugl (Rødtoppet)
German:
Grauschopf-Ameisenvogel (purusiana/brunneiceps)
Spanish:
Hormiguero Canoso (Crestirrufo)
Spanish (Spain):
Hormiguero canoso (crestirrufo)
Finnish:
karvapäämuura (purusiana/brunneiceps)
French:
Fourmilier chevelu [purusiana ou badia]
Dutch:
(Rood)haarkuifmiervogel
Norwegian:
parykkmaurvokter (purusiana/brunneiceps)
Polish:
okularek białoczuby (purusiana/brunneiceps)
Portuguese (Brazil):
mãe-de-taoca-cabeçuda (purusiana/brunneiceps)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Mãe-de-taoca-cabeçuda (purusiana/brunneiceps)
Slovak:
mravcosled parochňový (hnedkavohlavý)
Serbian:
Riđoćuba čupava mravarka
Swedish:
perukmyrfågel (purusiana/brunneiceps)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hairy-crested Antbird [purusiana, badia or brunniceps] ( Rhegmatorhina melanosticta [purusiana, badia or brunniceps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Hairy-crested Antbird [purusiana, badia or brunniceps] ( Rhegmatorhina melanosticta [purusiana, badia or brunniceps])
eBird version 2025: Hairy-crested Antbird (Rufous-crested) ( Rhegmatorhina melanosticta purusiana/brunneiceps) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Rhegmatorhina melanosticta

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