Alternative names: Madeira Antwren, Madeira Stipple-throated Antwren
- Epinecrophylla amazonica
Includes Roosevelt Antwren/Stipplethroat
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)
Male
- Yellowish-brown crown
- Paler mottled ear-coverts
- Redder towards nape
- Dark red mantle
Distribution
From southeastern Peru and northern Bolivia to south central Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Rufous-backed Stipplethroat (and the no longer recognized Fulvous-throated Antwren) under the name Stipple-throated Antwren.
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized:
- E. a. amazonica
- E. a. dentei
- south central Amazonian Brazil, between the Madeira/Ji-Paraná rivers and the Aripuanã River - originally described as full species, Roosevelt Antwren.
Habitat
Mostly observed in terra firme forests.
Behaviour
There is no information on breeding or movements, though they are thought to be a resident species.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rio Madeira Stipplethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rio_Madeira_Stipplethroat
