NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ancient Antwren
Herpsilochmus gentryi Whitney & Álvarez J. A, 1998
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 ancient antwren (Herpsilochmus gentryi) is a species of tropical bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is primarily found in terra firme forests of northern Peru and southeastern Ecuador. This species was described in 1998 and named after the American botanist Alwyn Gentry. Habitat loss poses the greatest threat to this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Ancient antwren; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:37:00.521552+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Herpsilochmus gentryi Whitney & Álvarez J. A, 1998
- Name authority
- Whitney & Álvarez J. A, 1998
- Common name
- Ancient Antwren
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Herpsilochmus
- 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
- genusHerpsilochmus Cabanis, 1847
- speciesHerpsilochmus gentryi Whitney & Álvarez J. A, 1998
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Herpsilochmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-breasted AntwrenHerpsilochmus axillaris (Tschudi, 1844) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-backed AntwrenHerpsilochmus dorsimaculatus Pelzeln, 1868 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large-billed AntwrenHerpsilochmus longirostris Pelzeln, 1868 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ash-throated AntwrenHerpsilochmus parkeri T. J. Davis & O'Neill, 1986 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pectoral AntwrenHerpsilochmus pectoralis P. L. Sclater, 1857 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bahia AntwrenHerpsilochmus pileatus (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Todd's AntwrenHerpsilochmus stictocephalus Todd, 1927 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Creamy-bellied AntwrenHerpsilochmus motacilloides Taczanowski, 1874 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-winged AntwrenHerpsilochmus frater P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aripuana AntwrenHerpsilochmus stotzi Whitney, Cohn-Haft, Bravo, Schunck & Silveira, 2013 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-capped AntwrenHerpsilochmus atricapillus Pelzeln, 1868 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dugand's AntwrenHerpsilochmus dugandi Meyer de Schauensee, 1945 | 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.
- Whitney, Bret Meyers, & and José Álvarez Alonso. (1998). A New Herpsilochmus Antwren (aves: Thamnophilidae) from Northern Amazonian Peru and Adjacent Ecuador: the Role of Edaphic Heterogeneity of Terra Firme Forest. The Auk, Vol. 115, No. 3. 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:3L3H8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.