Rufous-tailed Antwren

Rufous-tailed Antwren
Rufous-tailed Antwren
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1890
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Epinecrophylla
Species: E. erythrura
Binomial name
Epinecrophylla erythrura
(Sclater, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Myrmotherula erythrura

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.

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