• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Alagoas Antwren - BirdForum Opus

Page Discussion
View source History
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

External Links

Retrieved from ‘https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Alagoas_Antwren&oldid=203201’
Back
Top