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− | ;Myrmotherula brachyura | + | [[Image:Pygmy_Antwren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|lior+kislev|lior kislev}}<br />Chino, Amazon River, Loreto, [[Peru]], February 2010]] |
+ | ;[[:Category:Myrmotherula|Myrmotherula]] brachyura | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Male: Upperparts and crown mostly black-and-white striped, throat white separated from the white sides of head by narrow black malar stripe; underparts off-white to yellowish. Wings have white wing bars and narrow white edges to flight feathers; tail is short and black. <br /> | ||
+ | Female similar but with white replaced by buff to yellowish on crown and sides of head. | ||
+ | ====Similar species==== | ||
+ | [[Moustached Antwren]] has a broader, more prominent malar stripe. See also [[Yellow-throated Antwren]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[South America]]: Eastern [[Colombia]] to the [[Guianas]], Amazonian [[Brazil]] and northern [[Bolivia]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Moustached Antwren]] ''Myrmotherula ignota'' was split from [[Pygmy Antwren]].<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Subtropical or tropical moist lowland | + | Subtropical or tropical moist lowland Atlantic rainforests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | This species tends to fourage high towards the canopy while [[Plain-throated Antwren]] fourage low, at least if both species are present. | |
− | + | ==References== | |
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCProp45.html SACC proposal] to change the taxonomic alignment of this taxon | ||
+ | #Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6 | ||
+ | # Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8 | ||
+ | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Myrmotherula+brachyura}} | {{GSearch|Myrmotherula+brachyura}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Myrmotherula]] |
Latest revision as of 10:50, 17 January 2011
- Myrmotherula brachyura
Identification
Male: Upperparts and crown mostly black-and-white striped, throat white separated from the white sides of head by narrow black malar stripe; underparts off-white to yellowish. Wings have white wing bars and narrow white edges to flight feathers; tail is short and black.
Female similar but with white replaced by buff to yellowish on crown and sides of head.
Similar species
Moustached Antwren has a broader, more prominent malar stripe. See also Yellow-throated Antwren.
Distribution
South America: Eastern Colombia to the Guianas, Amazonian Brazil and northern Bolivia
Taxonomy
Moustached Antwren Myrmotherula ignota was split from Pygmy Antwren.[1][2]
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland Atlantic rainforests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
Behaviour
This species tends to fourage high towards the canopy while Plain-throated Antwren fourage low, at least if both species are present.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- SACC proposal to change the taxonomic alignment of this taxon
- Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - The Passerines. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pygmy Antwren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Antwren