- Myrmotherula ambigua
Identification
8–8·5 cm (3-3¼ in)
Male
- Black upperparts with white streaks
- Yellow interscapular patch
- Greyish rump
- Two white wingbars
Distribution
South America: found in extreme eastern Colombia, south-western Venezuela and north-western Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They inhabit the canopy of lowland evergreen forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet is not well recorded, but is known to consist of small insects and probably includes spiders and other arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-throated Antwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-throated_Antwren
