Eastern Peru (south of R Amazon, east of R Ucayali), southern Amazonian Brazil (east to lower R Xingu and south to northern Mato Grosso) and north-western and north-eastern Bolivia (Pando, northern La Paz, north-eastern Santa Cruz).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Sclater's Antwren (Myrmotherula sclateri) [XC343519]
by Marcelo O. Barbosa from Parque Nacional da Amaz\u00f4nia, Brazil (song)
Sclater's Antwren (Myrmotherula sclateri) [XC47958]
by Jeremy Minns from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Yellow-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula ambigua). Genetic and morphological analyses indicate that both species are part of a monophyletic group that also includes Pygmy Antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura), Moustached Antwren (Myrmotherula ignota), Guianan Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula surinamensis), Amazonian Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula multostriata), Pacific Antwren (Myrmotherula pacifica), Cherrie's Antwren (Myrmotherula cherriei), Klages's Antwren (Myrmotherula klagesi) and Stripe-chested Antwren (Myrmotherula longicauda), (the "streaked antwren assemblage"). Form described as Myrmotherula kermiti ("Kermit's Antwren") was based on variants of present species.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet