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;[[:Category:Myrmotherula|Myrmotherula]] menetriesii | ;[[:Category:Myrmotherula|Myrmotherula]] menetriesii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 8·5–9·5 cm (3¼-3¾ in)<br /> | ||
| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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 Amazonian [[Brazil]] and neighboring lowlands of [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Bolivia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. m. pallida'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to south-western [[Venezuela]], north-eastern [[Peru]] and north-western [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''M. m. cinereiventris'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Venezuela]] to the [[Guianas]] and north-eastern Amazonian [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''M. m. menetriesii'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Peru]] south of River Amazon to north-western [[Bolivia]] and south-western Amazonian [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''M. m. berlepschi '': | ||
| + | :*South-central Amazonian [[Brazil]] (R. Madeira to R. Tapajós), northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | *''M. m. omissa'': | ||
| + | :*North-eastern [[Brazil]] (R. Tapajós to western Maranhão) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Humid forest in lowlands | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Action==== | ||
| + | Tends to flick its tail sideways. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Feeds higher in the forest than [[Long-winged Antwren]] and [[White-flanked Antwren]] where these occur together. | ||
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| + | Their main diet consists of insects, beetles and spiders. Caterpillars are fed to the young. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}# Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 | ||
| + | #Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6 | ||
| + | #Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myrmotherula+menetriesii}} | {{GSearch|Myrmotherula+menetriesii}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 28 September 2022
- Myrmotherula menetriesii
Identification
8·5–9·5 cm (3¼-3¾ in)
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
There are 5 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
Action
Tends to flick its tail sideways.
Diet
Feeds higher in the forest than Long-winged Antwren and White-flanked Antwren where these occur together.
Their main diet consists of insects, beetles and spiders. Caterpillars are fed to the young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
- Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
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
