Marsh Antwren - BirdForum Opus

Stymphalornis acutirostris

Alternate name - Marsh Wren

Photo by amaizlish
Female bird
Itapoa, SC, Brazil

Photo by Peter R. Bono
Female bird, Photo taken: coast of Parana, Brazil

Photo by Peter R. Bono
Male, Photo taken: coast of Parana, Brazil

Identification

Globally Endangered and probably already on the way to extinction because of habitat destruction

Distribution

Brazil in coastal Paraná, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo states. Endangered.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

Habitat

Marshland, riverine and mangrove swamps.

Behaviour

Eats insects and other arthropods.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Birdlife
3. Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7

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