Band-tailed Antwren
Myrmotherula urosticta(Sclater, PL, 1857)
English (US) Band-tailed Antwren
The Band-tailed Antwren (Myrmotherula urosticta) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: coastal southeastern Brazil (central Bahia to northern Rio de Janeiro)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Myrmotherula urosticta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Band-tailed Antwren
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1857)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Formicivora urosticta
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1857)
- Type locality
- Eastern Brazil.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.25, no.335 p.130 pl.126 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos
Stripe-chested Antwren
Myrmotherula longicauda
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Rio Suno Antwren
Myrmotherula sunensis
Salvadori's Antwren
Myrmotherula minor
Long-winged Antwren
Myrmotherula longipennis
Ihering's Antwren
Myrmotherula iheringi
Rio de Janeiro Antwren
Myrmotherula fluminensis
Yungas Antwren
Myrmotherula grisea
UniColoured Antwren
Myrmotherula unicolor
Alagoas Antwren
Myrmotherula snowi
Plain-winged Antwren
Myrmotherula behni
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