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Pygmy Antwren
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Myrmotherula
Species:
M. brachyura
Binomial name
Myrmotherula brachyura
(Hermann, 1783)

The pygmy antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

The Pygmy Antwren is the smallest of the antbirds. It usually weighs only 7 g (0.25 oz).

  • BirdLife International 2006. Myrmotherula brachyura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

See also

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