Plain-throated Antwren
Encyclopedia
The Plain-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula hauxwelli) is a species of bird
in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in all the counties of the Amazon Basin
.
Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s. Unlike other Myrmotherula
, it stays near ground level often clinging sideways to saplings.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in all the counties of the Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
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Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s. Unlike other Myrmotherula
Myrmotherula
Myrmotherula is a genus of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Several species previously included in this genus as the "Stipple-throated group" have now been transferred to a new genus, Epinecrophylla...
, it stays near ground level often clinging sideways to saplings.
External links
- Pictures of the bird from arthurgrosset.com