White-eyed Antwren

White-eyed Antwren
White-eyed Antwren
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Epinecrophylla
Species: E. leucophthalma
Binomial name
Epinecrophylla leucophthalma
(Pelzeln, 1868)

The White-eyed Antwren (Epinecrophylla leucophthalma) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  • BirdLife International 2004. Myrmotherula leucophthalma. 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