Typical Antwrens
Myrmotherula
Myrmotherula is a genus of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. Several species previously included in this genus as the "stipple-throated group" have now been transferred to a new genus, Epinecrophylla. These are all small antbirds, measuring 9-11.5 cm (3.5-4.5 in). Myrmotherula presently contains the following species:
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 24 known species
White-flanked Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula axillaris
Slaty Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula schisticolor
Pacific Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula pacifica
Unicolored Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula unicolor
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula multostriata
Pygmy Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula brachyura
Gray Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula menetriesii
Long-winged Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula longipennis
Moustached Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula ignota
Stripe-chested Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula longicauda
Guianan Streaked-Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula surinamensis
Leaden Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula assimilis
Salvadori's Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula minor
Cherrie's Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula cherriei
Band-tailed Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula urosticta
Sclater's Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula sclateri
Plain-winged Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula behni
Ihering's Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula iheringi
Klages's Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula klagesi
Alagoas Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula snowi
Ashy Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula grisea
Río Suno Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula sunensis
Yellow-throated Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula ambigua
Rio de Janeiro Antwren
speciesMyrmotherula fluminensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 15819.