Pygmy antwren
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| Species: | M. brachyura
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| Myrmotherula brachyura (Hermann, 1783)
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The pygmy antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The Pygmy Antwren is the smallest of the antbirds. It usually weighs only 7 g (0.25 oz).[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Zimmer, K. & M. Isler (2003) "Family Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)" pp.459–531 in del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2003). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-50-4
- BirdLife International 2006. Myrmotherula brachyura[permanent dead link]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Other websites
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Wikispecies has information on: Myrmotherula brachyura.
- Pygmy Antwren photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine; Article[permanent dead link] wingsbirds–"Peru-Explornapo Lodge"
