Biology:Leaden antwren

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Short description: Species of bird

Leaden antwren
Myrmotherula assimilis - Leaden antwren (male).jpg
Male
Myrmotherula assimilis - Leaden antwren (female).jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmotherula
Species:
M. assimilis
Binomial name
Myrmotherula assimilis
Pelzeln, 1868
Myrmotherula assimilis map.svg

The leaden antwren (Myrmotherula assimilis) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

The leaden antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Myrmotherula assimilis.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1268126 entry