Predicted antwren

Predicted antwren
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Herpsilochmus
Species: H. praedictus
Binomial name
Herpsilochmus praedictus
Cohn-Haft & Bravo, 2013

The predicted antwren (Herpsilochmus praedictus) is a species of antbird, first described in 2013. The name refers to the fact that the bird was predicted to be a separate species on the basis of its distinctive vocalizations, which was later confirmed by analysis of its mitochondrial DNA.

It is found in Amazonian Brazil.

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