NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cordillera Azul Antbird
Myrmoderus eowilsoni Moncrieff, O. Johnson, Lane, Beck, Angulo & Fagan, 2017
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.
Cordillera Azul antbird from near the town of Plataforma in the Cordillera Azul
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Cordillera Azul antbird (Myrmoderus eowilsoni) is a Near Threatened species of passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found only in the Cordillera Azul, San Martín Region, Peru.
Wikipedia contributors, Cordillera Azul antbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:15:59.154956+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myrmoderus eowilsoni Moncrieff, O. Johnson, Lane, Beck, Angulo & Fagan, 2017
- Name authority
- Moncrieff, O. Johnson, Lane, Beck, Angulo & Fagan, 2017
- Common name
- Cordillera Azul Antbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Myrmoderus
- 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
- genusMyrmoderus Ridgway, 1909
- speciesMyrmoderus eowilsoni Moncrieff, O. Johnson, Lane, Beck, Angulo & Fagan, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myrmoderus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-bibbed AntbirdMyrmoderus loricatus (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scalloped AntbirdMyrmoderus ruficauda (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1831) | 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.
- Moncrieff, Andre Eugene, Oscar Johnson, Daniel Franklin Lane, Josh R. Beck, Fernando Angulo Pratolon. (2017). A new species of antbird (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) from the Cordillera Azul, San Martín, Peru. The Auk, Vol. 135, No. 1. 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:R8Z4V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.