Alternative name: Rufous-tailed Antwren
- Epinecrophylla erythrura
Myrmotherula erythrura
Identification
The only Peruvian Stipplethroat where both sexes have a plain throat. The rufous tail is usually fairly obvious, and the best field mark.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Epinecrophylla by Clements (2010)[1] and Gill and Donsker (2010)[3], and in genus Myrmotherula by Dickinson (2003)[2].
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- E. e. erythrura:
- E. e. septentrionalis:
Habitat
Lowland forest observed at 350 m asl.
Behaviour
Usually with mixed flocks, moving rapidly and often investigating dead leaf clusters, as is typical for the genus.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Birdforum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-tailed Stipplethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-tailed_Stipplethroat
