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Photo © by Thibaud
Bagne des Annamites, French Guiana, 25 November, 2023

Isleria guttata

Distribution

Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

Formerly placed in genus Myrmotherula.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

Normally found in pairs foraging close to the ground, they will readily join understorey mixed-flocks as they cross their territory.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Birdforum thread discussing the new genus Isleria

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