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Formicarius (bird)
''Formicarius'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Formicariidae. These birds are all found in the tropical New World, from southern Mexico south to Central America and northern South America. All are named as ''antthrushes'', and are insectivorous forest birds. They are largely terrestrial, feeding mainly on the ground on ants and other insects. Taxonomy The genus ''Formicarius'' was introduced by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1783 in his catalogue of the ten volumes of hand-coloured plates that had been engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet. The plates were produced to accompany Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon's '' Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux''. The type species was subsequently designated as the rufous-capped antthrush (''Formicarius colma'') by the English zoologist George Robert Gray George Robert Gray FRS (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-breasted Antthrush
The rufous-breasted antthrush (''Formicarius rufipectus'') is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. References Formicarius, rufous-breasted antthrush Birds of the Talamancan montane forests Birds of the Northern Andes Birds described in 1866, rufous-breasted antthrush Taxa named by Osbert Salvin, rufous-breasted antthrush Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Formicariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-capped Antthrush
The rufous-capped antthrush (''Formicarius colma'') is a small species of bird in the family Formicariidae located in the order Passeriformes. It is considered to be uncommon but widespread, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The rufous-capped antthrush is typically found inhabiting the shady floor of tall, humid forests on solid ground, and is occasionally spotted in transitional forests ('' várzea'') and savanna forests (Suriname). Taxonomy and Systematics The rufous-capped antthrush was first described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in his 1779 journal '' Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux'' (''Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King's Cabinet)'' from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana and was further engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the '' Planches Enluminées D’Histoire Naturelle (Illuminated Planks of Natural History)'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formicarius
The ''Formicarius'', written 1436–1438 by Johannes Nider during the Council of Florence and first printed in 1475, is the second book ever printed to discuss witchcraft (the first book being Alphonso de Spina's ''Fortalitium Fidei''). Nider dealt specifically with witchcraft in the fifth section of the book. Unlike his successors, he did not emphasize the idea of the Witches' Sabbath and was skeptical of the claim that witches could fly by night. With over 25 manuscript copies from fifteenth and early sixteenth century editions from the 1470s to 1692, the ''Formicarius'' is an important work for the study of the origins of the witch trials in Early Modern Europe, as it sheds light on their earliest phase during the first half of the 15th century. Nider was one of the first to transform the idea of sorcery to its more modern perception of witchcraft. Prior to the fifteenth century, magic was thought to be performed by educated males who performed intricate rituals. In Nider's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-headed Antthrush
The black-headed antthrush (''Formicarius nigricapillus'') is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Subspecies * ''Formicarius nigricapillus nigricapillus'' : Caribbean slope of eastern Costa Rica and both slopes of Panama ; * ''Formicarius nigricapillus destructus'' : Chocó of western Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku .... References black-headed antthrush Birds of the Talamancan montane forests Birds of El Chocó black-headed antthrush Taxa named by Robert Ridgway Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Formicariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-fronted Antthrush
The rufous-fronted antthrush (''Formicarius rufifrons'') is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found very locally in humid forest in southeastern Peru, northwestern Bolivia ( Pando), and far southwestern Brazil (Acre). It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References rufous-fronted antthrush Birds of Peruvian Amazonia Birds of the Bolivian Amazon rufous-fronted antthrush Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Formicariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conspecific
Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species. Biochemist Linus Pauling stated that "Biological specificity is the set of characteristics of living organisms or constituents of living organisms of being special or doing something special. Each animal or plant species is special. It differs in some way from all other species...biological specificity is the major problem about understanding life." Biological specificity within ''Homo sapiens'' ''Homo sapiens'' has many characteristics that show the biological specificity in the form of behavior and morphological traits. Morphologically, humans have an enlarged cranial capacity and more gracile features in comparison to other hominins. The reduction of dentition is a feature that allows for the advantage of adaptability in diet and survival. As a species, humans are culture dependent and much of human survival relies on the culture and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayan Antthrush
The Mayan antthrush (''Formicarius moniliger'') is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in southern Mexico through northwestern Honduras. The Mayan antthrush (''Formicarius moniliger'') was formerly considered to be conspecific with the black-faced antthrush The black-faced antthrush (''Formicarius analis''), is a species of passerine bird in the family Formicariidae. Taxonomy The black-faced antthrush was formally described in 1837 by the French naturalists Alcide d'Orbigny and Frédéric de Lafr ... (''Formicarius analis'') but is now treated as a separate species based primarily on the differences in its song. References Mayan antthrush Mayan antthrush Mayan antthrush {{Formicariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-faced Antthrush
The black-faced antthrush (''Formicarius analis''), is a species of passerine bird in the family Formicariidae. Taxonomy The black-faced antthrush was formally described in 1837 by the French naturalists Alcide d'Orbigny and Frédéric de Lafresnaye from a specimen collected in Bolivia. They coined the binomial name ''Myothera analis''. The specific epithet is from the Modern Latin ''analis'' meaning "relating to the undertail-coverts of the vent". The black-faced antthrush is now placed in the genus ''Formicarius'' that was introduced by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1783. Eleven subspecies are recognised: * ''F. a. umbrosus'' Ridgway, 1893 – east Honduras to west Panama * ''F. a. hoffmanni'' (Cabanis, 1861) – southwest Costa Rica and southwest Panama * ''F. a. panamensis'' Ridgway, 1908 – east Panama and northwest Colombia * ''F. a. virescens'' Todd, 1915 – Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (northeast Colombia) * ''F. a. saturatus'' Ridgway, 1893 – north Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-capped Antthrush
The rufous-capped antthrush (''Formicarius colma'') is a small species of bird in the family Formicariidae located in the order Passeriformes. It is considered to be uncommon but widespread, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The rufous-capped antthrush is typically found inhabiting the shady floor of tall, humid forests on solid ground, and is occasionally spotted in transitional forests ('' várzea'') and savanna forests (Suriname). Taxonomy and Systematics The rufous-capped antthrush was first described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in his 1779 journal '' Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux'' (''Natural History, General and Particular, with a Description of the King's Cabinet)'' from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana and was further engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the '' Planches Enluminées D’Histoire Naturelle (Illuminated Planks of Natural History)'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formicarius Colma -Vale Do Ribeira, Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8 (1)
The ''Formicarius'', written 1436–1438 by Johannes Nider during the Council of Florence and first printed in 1475, is the second book ever printed to discuss witchcraft (the first book being Alphonso de Spina's ''Fortalitium Fidei''). Nider dealt specifically with witchcraft in the fifth section of the book. Unlike his successors, he did not emphasize the idea of the Witches' Sabbath and was skeptical of the claim that witches could fly by night. With over 25 manuscript copies from fifteenth and early sixteenth century editions from the 1470s to 1692, the ''Formicarius'' is an important work for the study of the origins of the witch trials in Early Modern Europe, as it sheds light on their earliest phase during the first half of the 15th century. Nider was one of the first to transform the idea of sorcery to its more modern perception of witchcraft. Prior to the fifteenth century, magic was thought to be performed by educated males who performed intricate rituals. In Nider's ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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