- Myrmotherula surinamensis
Identification
9–10 cm (3½-4 in)
Male
- Black crown and upperparts (with white streaks)
- White tips on wing-coverts
- White edges to flight feathers
- White inter-scapular patch
Distribution
South America: found in southern Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Amazonian Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland evergreen forest edges, where usually seen in the under and mid-storey.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small insects, larva and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guianan Streaked Antwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guianan_Streaked_Antwren
