Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis)

Other Names (World)
Long-winged Antwren, Garbe's Antwren (garbei)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pelzeln, 1868

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis) [XC533588]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Parauapebas, Para, Brazil (song)

Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis) [XC258423]
by John V. Moore from Orellana: Right (s) bank R\u00edo Napo opposite 'La Selva Lodge' and 'Sacha Lodge', Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Band-tailed Antwren (Myrmotherula urosticta). Other relationships uncertain, but appears closely related to Grey Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii). The three are often grouped with White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris), Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor), Rio Suno Antwren (Myrmotherula sunensis), Salvadori's Antwren (Myrmotherula minor), Ihering's Antwren (Myrmotherula iheringi), Plain-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula behni), Ashy Antwren (Myrmotherula grisea), Unicolored Antwren (Myrmotherula unicolor), Alagoas Antwren (Myrmotherula snowi) and Rio de Janeiro Antwren (Myrmotherula fluminensis) as the "grey antwren assemblage", although this grouping possibly not monophyletic. Plumage and vocal differences suggest that some subspecies may be separate species and taxa in need of re-examination. Geographical ranges of subspecies tentative, based mainly on previously published statements.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

longipennis Pelzeln, 1868 - Southern Venezuela (Bol��var, Amazonas), the Guianas, northern Amazonian Brazil (east to Amap�), south-eastern Colombia, extreme north-eastern Ecuador (north of R Napo) and extreme northern Peru (Loreto north of R Napo and R Amazon).
zimmeri Chapman, 1925 - Eastern Ecuador (south of R Napo) and north-eastern Peru (south of R Napo, north of R Amazon and R Mara��n).
garbei von Ihering, H, 1905 - Eastern Peru (south of R Amazon and R Mara��n), south-western Amazonian Brazil (east to R Madeira) and north-western Bolivia (Pando, La Paz).
ochrogyna Todd, 1927 - Lower R Madeira east to R Tapaj�s.
paraensis (Todd, 1920) - From R Tapaj�s east to western Maranh�o, south to north-eastern Mato Grosso.
transitiva Hellmayr, 1929 - South-central Brazil (Rond�nia, south-western Mato Grosso).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis) - 10 files

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