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White-streaked Antvireo
Dysithamnus leucostictus P. L. Sclater, 1858
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-streaked antvireo or white-spotted antvireo (Dysithamnus leucostictus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, White-streaked antvireo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:59:01.243999+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dysithamnus leucostictus P. L. Sclater, 1858
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1858
- Common name
- White-streaked Antvireo
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Dysithamnus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThamnophilidae Swainson, 1824
- genusDysithamnus Cabanis, 1847
- speciesDysithamnus leucostictus P. L. Sclater, 1858
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dysithamnus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plain AntvireoDysithamnus mentalis (Temminck, 1823) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bicolored AntvireoDysithamnus occidentalis (Chapman, 1923) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plumbeous AntvireoDysithamnus plumbeus (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1831) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus puncticeps Salvin, 1866 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-backed AntvireoDysithamnus xanthopterus Burmeister, 1856 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-breasted AntvireoDysithamnus stictothorax (Temminck, 1823) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-crowned AntvireoDysithamnus striaticeps Lawrence, 1865 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sclater, & Philip Lutley. (1858). Notes on a Collection of Birds Received by M. Verreaux of Paris from the Rio Napo in the Republic of Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 26, No. 350. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:389GV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.