Serra Antwren
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The Serra Antwren is a species of bird
in the Thamnophilidae family. It is endemic to Rio de Janeiro
, Espírito Santo
and Minas Gerais
in southeastern Brazil
. It includes two subspecies: nominate and interposita. The latter closely resembles the Restinga Antwren
, and recent morphological
and vocal analysis suggests the Restinga Antwren should be included in the Serra Antwren.
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 endemic to Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
, Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
and Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
in southeastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It includes two subspecies: nominate and interposita. The latter closely resembles the Restinga Antwren
Restinga Antwren
The Restinga Antwren is a critically endangered species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is endemic to coastal shrubland in eastern Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and is threatened by habitat loss...
, and recent morphological
Morphology (biology)
In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features....
and vocal analysis suggests the Restinga Antwren should be included in the Serra Antwren.