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Northern White-fringed Antwren
Formicivora intermedia Cabanis, 1847
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.
Northern White-fringed Antwren | Coicorita (Formicivora grisea intermedia)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The northern white-fringed antwren (Formicivora intermedia) is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in mainland Colombia and Venezuela, on the Pearl Islands of Panama, and on the islands of Tobago and Margarita.
Wikipedia contributors, Northern white-fringed antwren; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:12:33.063713+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Formicivora intermedia Cabanis, 1847
- Name authority
- Cabanis, 1847
- Common name
- Northern White-fringed Antwren
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Formicivora
- 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
- genusFormicivora Swainson, 1824
- speciesFormicivora intermedia Cabanis, 1847
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Formicivora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Serra AntwrenFormicivora serrana (Hellmayr, 1929) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-backed AntwrenFormicivora rufa (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1831) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern White-fringed AntwrenFormicivora grisea (Boddaert, 1783) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-hooded AntwrenFormicivora erythronotos Hartlaub, 1852 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sincora AntwrenFormicivora grantsaui Gonzaga, Carvalhaes & Buzzetti, 2007 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marsh AntwrenFormicivora acutirostris (Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira, 1995) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
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.
- Cabanis, & Jean Louis. (1847). Ornithologische Notizen. Archiv Für Naturgeschichte, Vol. 13. 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.
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:6JHXF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.