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Band-tailed Antwren

Myrmotherula urosticta

Classification

Class
Aves

The band-tailed antwren (Myrmotherula urosticta) is a Vulnerable species of insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics The band-tailed antwren was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1857 and given the binomial name Formicivora urosticta.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 575