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;[[:Category:Myrmotherula|Myrmotherula]] menetriesii | ;[[:Category:Myrmotherula|Myrmotherula]] menetriesii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male is medium grey with slightly paler underside and hints of supercilium. On wings, a black wing band above a white one, and some black and white on the smallest coverts. Female similar but with buff underside, side of head and supercilium. | ||
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| + | Variation: south of the Rio Amazonas, the male has black throat and upper breast. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in Amazonian [[Brazil]] and neighboring lowlands of [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Bolivia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
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:*North-eastern [[Brazil]] (R. Tapajós to western Maranhão) | :*North-eastern [[Brazil]] (R. Tapajós to western Maranhão) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Humid forest in lowlands | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Feeds higher in the forest than [[Long-winged Antwren]] and [[White-flanked Antwren]] where these occur together. | ||
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| + | Tends to flick its tail sideways. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 9 August 2010
- Myrmotherula menetriesii
Identification
Male is medium grey with slightly paler underside and hints of supercilium. On wings, a black wing band above a white one, and some black and white on the smallest coverts. Female similar but with buff underside, side of head and supercilium.
Variation: south of the Rio Amazonas, the male has black throat and upper breast.
Distribution
South America: found in Amazonian Brazil and neighboring lowlands of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- M. m. pallida:
- M. m. cinereiventris:
- M. m. menetriesii:
- M. m. berlepschi :
- M. m. omissa:
- North-eastern Brazil (R. Tapajós to western Maranhão)
Habitat
Humid forest in lowlands
Behaviour
Feeds higher in the forest than Long-winged Antwren and White-flanked Antwren where these occur together.
Tends to flick its tail sideways.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray Antwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray_Antwren
