Plain-winged Antwren Myrmotherula behni Scientific name definitions
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | formigueret de Behn |
Dutch | Behns Miersluiper |
English | Plain-winged Antwren |
English (United States) | Plain-winged Antwren |
French | Myrmidon de Behn |
French (France) | Myrmidon de Behn |
German | Grauflügel-Ameisenschlüpfer |
Japanese | ムナグロヒメアリサザイ |
Norwegian | gråvingemaursmett |
Polish | mrówiaczek skromny |
Portuguese (Brazil) | choquinha-de-asa-lisa |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Choquinha-d'asa-lisa |
Russian | Чернозобый муравьелов |
Slovak | pralesníček bradatý |
Spanish | Hormiguerito de Behn |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Hormiguerito Alillano |
Spanish (Spain) | Hormiguerito de Behn |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Hormiguerito Aligrís |
Swedish | mörkvingad myrsmyg |
Turkish | Düz Kanatlı Gri Karıncaçıvgını |
Ukrainian | Кадук чорногрудий |
Myrmotherula behni Berlepsch & Leverkühn, 1890
Definitions
- MYRMOTHERULA
- behni
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Introduction
The Plain-winged Antwren is suspected to be most closely related to the Ashy Antwren (Myrmotherula grisea) of the southern tropical Andes, on account of their similar vocalizations, habitat preferences, and morphology. Males are principally gray above and below, with a broad black throat patch, and females are largely warm brown, becoming more olive over the crown, with a duskier tail and a pale throat. The species possesses a highly disjunct range, in the pantepui region of southern Venezuela, adjacent northernmost Brazil, and the Guianas, with a dramatically isolated, and probably much smaller, population in south-central Colombia to northeast Ecuador. Throughout this overall range, the Plain-winged Antwren inhabits the lower and mid strata of montane and foothill forest. Four subspecies are generally recognized, and these differ most noticeably in females.
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Appears to be closely related to M. grisea on basis of habitat and vocalizations, also to M. unicolor and M. snowi of Brazilian Atlantic Forest, the four together termed the “Plain-winged Myrmotherula group”. They are often grouped with the “grey antwren assemblage” (see M. axillaris). Four subspecies recognized.Subspecies
Myrmotherula behni yavii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Myrmotherula behni yavii Zimmer & Phelps, 1948
Definitions
- MYRMOTHERULA
- behni
- yavii
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Myrmotherula behni camanii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Myrmotherula behni camanii Phelps & Phelps, 1952
Definitions
- MYRMOTHERULA
- behni
- camanii
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Myrmotherula behni inornata Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Myrmotherula behni inornata Sclater, 1890
Definitions
- MYRMOTHERULA
- behni
- inornata / inornatum / inornatus
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Myrmotherula behni behni Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Myrmotherula behni behni Berlepsch & Leverkühn, 1890
Definitions
- MYRMOTHERULA
- behni
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Known only from Ecuador. Loudsong a series of simple, slightly downslurred notes on approximately same pitch (c. 4 kHz), notes longer than intervals (e.g. 9 notes, 4·5 seconds). Calls include sharp “wheet” and variably downslurred or upslurred squeals; calls sometimes repeated in pairs.