Unicolored antwren

The unicolored antwren (Myrmotherula unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil.

Unicolored antwren
Male in São Paulo, Brazil

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmotherula
Species:
M. unicolor
Binomial name
Myrmotherula unicolor
(Ménétriés, 1835)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmotherula unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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