Marsh antwren

Marsh antwren
Male of the closely related São Paulo Marsh Antwren
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Stymphalornis
Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira, 1995
Species: S. acutirostris
Binomial name
Stymphalornis acutirostris
Bornschein, Reinert & Teixeira, 1995
Synonyms

Formicivora acutirostris

The marsh antwren (Stymphalornis acutirostris), also known as the Paraná antwren, is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. Traditionally included in the monotypic genus Stymphalornis, but this genus should be merged into Formicivora.[2] It is endemic to marshes and swamps in the Brazilian states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. A closely related and rather similar taxon has recently been discovered near São Paulo; the São Paulo marsh antwren, Formicivora paludicola.

It is threatened by habitat loss and currently considered Endangered by BirdLife International.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Stymphalornis acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Buzzetti, Belmonte-Lopes, Reinert, Silveira & Bornschein. (2013). "A new species of Formicivora Swainson, 1824 (Thamnophilidae) from the state of São Paulo, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 21 (4): 269–291.


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