Mackenziaena is a genus of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. First circumscribed by Charles Chubb in 1918, it contains the following species as of 2017[update]:[2]
- Large-tailed antshrike (Mackenziaena leachii)
- Tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa)
| Mackenziaena | |
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| Tufted antshrike (Mackenziaena severa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Mackenziaena Chubb, 1918[1] |
| Type species | |
| Thamnophilus leachii Such, 1825
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The genus commemorates Helen Mackenzie McConnell, who was the wife of English collector Frederick McConnell.[3]
References
edit- ^ Chubb, Charles (1918). "Descriptions of new genera and a new subspecies of South American birds". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 9. 2 (7): 123. doi:10.1080/00222931808562350.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Mackenziaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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