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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]],[[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]].  
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[[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Guiana]], [[Guyana]], [[Peru]], [[Suriname]], and [[Venezuela]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
In the form presented here, Pygmy Antwren includes two subspecies, ''brachyura'' and ''ignota''.  A split of Moustached Antwren (=Colombian Antwren) ''Myrmotherula ignota'' from Pygmy Antwren has been proposed and is currently recognized by the Clements Checklist but not by Howard & Moore; Moustaced Antwren would in this form include [[Short-billed Antwren]] ''Myrmotherula obscura'' as a subspecies.  
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In the form presented in Opus, Pygmy Antwren includes two subspecies, ''brachyura'' and ''ignota''.  A split of Moustached Antwren (=Colombian Antwren) ''Myrmotherula ignota'' from Pygmy Antwren has been proposed and is currently recognized by the Clements Checklist but not by Howard & Moore; Moustaced Antwren would include [[Short-billed Antwren]] ''Myrmotherula obscura'' as a subspecies.  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
 
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

Revision as of 01:39, 18 July 2008

Includes Colombian Antwren, Moustached Antwren

Myrmotherula brachyura

Identification

Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

In the form presented in Opus, Pygmy Antwren includes two subspecies, brachyura and ignota. A split of Moustached Antwren (=Colombian Antwren) Myrmotherula ignota from Pygmy Antwren has been proposed and is currently recognized by the Clements Checklist but not by Howard & Moore; Moustaced Antwren would include Short-billed Antwren Myrmotherula obscura as a subspecies.

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

Behaviour

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