Tepui antpitta

Tepui antpitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Myrmothera
Species: M. simplex
Binomial name
Myrmothera simplex
(Salvin & Godman, 1884)

The tepui antpitta[2] or brown-breasted antpitta (Myrmothera simplex) is a species of bird in the Grallariidae family.

It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmothera simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009


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