Band-tailed antwren

Band-tailed antwren
Illustration (above) (lower bird Myrmotherula hauxwelli)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmotherula
Species: M. urosticta
Binomial name
Myrmotherula urosticta
(Sclater, 1857)

The band-tailed antwren (Myrmotherula urosticta) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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