Rio de Janeiro antwren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmotherula
Species:
M. fluminensis
Binomial name
Myrmotherula fluminensis
Gonzaga, 1988

The Rio de Janeiro antwren (Myrmotherula fluminensis) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Brazil, and is currently thought only to survive in Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve, although identification is tricky and its continued survival has been questioned.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmotherula fluminensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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