Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thamnophilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Sucumbios, Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Tahuayo River, Loreto
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Sucumbios, Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Amazonian, Ecuador
Status: The White-shouldered Antbird is fairly common and widespread in northern Amazonia south to Ucayali. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Br.
Name in Spanish: Hormiguero de Hombro Blanco.
Sub-species: White-shouldered Antbird (Akletos melanoceps), (Spix), 1825.
Meaning of Name: Akletos: Gr. Klētos= called, chosen. With the prefix A the word turns negative, therefore Aklētos= uncalled, unbidden. melanoceps: L. melanos= blacka and ceps, caput = head, capped.
Formerly known as Myrmeciza melanoceps (2018).

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.
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