Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat - BirdForum Opus

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Epinecrophylla erythrura

Myrmotherula erythrura

Identification

The only Peruvian Stipplethroat where both sexes have a plain throat. The rufous tail is usually fairly obvious, and the best field mark.

Distribution

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

Placed in genus Epinecrophylla by Clements (2010)^[1] and Gill and Donsker (2010)^[3], and in genus Myrmotherula by Dickinson (2003)^[2].

Habitat

Moist lowland forest.

References

1. 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
2. Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
3. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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