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Pygmy antwren

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Kingdom
  
Genus
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Thamnophilidae

Scientific name
  
Myrmotherula brachyura

Higher classification
  
Myrmotherula

Order
  
Passerine

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Similar
  
Myrmotherula, Moustached antwren, Plain‑throated antwren, Amazonian streaked antwren, Spot‑winged antshrike

The pygmy antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae, the antbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

The pygmy antwren is a bird of the entire Amazon Basin, the Guianan region, and the southeast Orinoco River Basin in Venezuela; besides northern Brazil, it occurs in Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

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Pygmy antwren Wikipedia


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