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Alternative name: Yungas Antwren

Myrmotherula grisea

[edit] Identification

10 cm.
Male

• Completely grey
• Unmarked wing-coverts
  

Female

• Olivaceous-brown above
• Rufescent wings and tail
• Bright ochraceous underparts

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in the Andean foothills of western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz)

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Dry forests and moist montanes.

[edit] Behaviour

Terrestrial.

[edit] Vocalisation

Voice: Series of eight loud but melancholic kíu or kee calls at same pitch and pace. Also harsh, chattery calls.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BirdLife International

• List of references

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