- 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 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Antwren
