The ash-throated antwren (''Herpsilochmus parkeri'') is an insectivorous bird in the

antbird The antbirds are a large passerine bird family (biology), family, Thamnophilidae, found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are List of antbirds, more than 230 species, known variously as an ...

family, Thamnophilidae. It was described as a new species in 1986. The first specimens had been collected in northern

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

in 1983. It is considered to be part of the group within the genus that also contains ''H. pileatus'', ''H. atricapillus'', and ''H. motacilloides''. It is found in humid upper tropical and subtropical forest in the eastern

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

of northern Peru.

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External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet.
ash-throated antwren Birds of the Peruvian Andes Endemic birds of Peru ash-throated antwren {{Thamnophilidae-stub