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Alagoas Antwren - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Arthur Grosset
Murici, Alagoas, Brazil, March 2004
Myrmotherula snowi

Identification

9.5cm. Male - grey with an indistinct black patch on the throat. Female - fulvous-brown above, russet tail, rufous-buff underparts and a white throat.

Distribution

A small area of north east Brazil.

Status

Critically endangered; less than 30 individuals thought to survive (2014)

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

The diet includes arthropods, including spiders, beetles, ants and cockroaches.

References

  1. Arthur Grosset
  2. BirdLife International
  3. Birdforum thread discussing status of this and other Brazilian birds

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