Iquitos gnatcatcher
The Iquitos gnatcatcher (Polioptila clementsi) is a gnatcatcher described as new to science in 2005.[2] It is currently only known from the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, west of Iquitos, Peru. The species is a member of the Polioptila guianensis complex. The specific name was chosen to honour the American ornithologist James F. Clements.[2]
| Iquitos gnatcatcher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Polioptilidae |
| Genus: | Polioptila |
| Species: | P. clementsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Polioptila clementsi Whitney B.M. & Alonso J.A., 2005 | |
References
- BirdLife International (2013). "Polioptila clementsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Whitney, Bret M.; Alonso, Jose Alvarez (2005). "A new species of gnatcatcher from white-sand forests of northern Amazonian Peru with revision of the Polioptila guianensis complex". Wilson Bulletin. 117 (2): 113–127. doi:10.1676/04-064.
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