Ash-winged antwren facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ash-winged antwren |
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| A male at Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
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Euchrepomis
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spodioptila
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Terenura spodioptila |
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The ash-winged antwren (Euchrepomis spodioptila) is a small bird that mainly eats insects. It belongs to the antbird family called Thamnophilidae. You can find this bird in several countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
About the Ash-winged Antwren
The ash-winged antwren lives in warm, wet lowland forests. These are often called subtropical or tropical moist forests. This bird was first described and drawn by two English bird experts, Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin, in 1881. They gave it the scientific name Terenura spodioptila. Later, in 2012, scientists decided to place it in a new group, or genus, called Euchrepomis.
Different Kinds of Ash-winged Antwrens
There are three main types, or subspecies, of the ash-winged antwren. These subspecies are slightly different from each other, often because they live in different areas:
- Euchrepomis spodioptila signata (named by Zimmer in 1932) – This subspecies lives in southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, and northwestern Brazil.
- Euchrepomis spodioptila spodioptila (named by Sclater and Salvin in 1881) – You can find this one in southern Venezuela, the Guianas (which include French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and north-central Brazil.
- Euchrepomis spodioptila meridionalis (named by Snethlage in 1925) – This subspecies lives in the southern part of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
See also
In Spanish: Tiluchí piojito para niños
