Santa Marta antbird

Santa Marta antbird
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Drymophila
Species: D. hellmayri
Binomial name
Drymophila hellmayri
(Todd, 1915)

The Santa Marta antbird (Drymophila hellmayri) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to humid foothill forests of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, especially in association with bamboo. This 15 cm (6 in) bird is found at higher elevations. It was previously considered conspecific with the long-tailed antbird.

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