- Foothill Antwren
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Foothill Antwren Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Epinecrophylla Species: E. spodionota Binomial name Epinecrophylla spodionota
(Sclater & Salvin, 1880)Synonyms Myrmotherula spodionota
The Foothill Antwren (Epinecrophylla spodionota) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Myrmotherula spodionota. 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
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