Rufous-tailed Antwren

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Rufous-tailed Antwren
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Epinecrophylla Species: E. erythrura
Binomial name
Epinecrophylla erythrura (Sclater, 1890)

The Rufous-tailed Antwren (Epinecrophylla erythrura) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International 2004. Myrmotherula erythrura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
• Isler, M., D. Lacerda, P. Isler, S. Hackett, K. Rosenberg, and R. Brumfield (2006). Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(4): 522-527