Tepui antpitta

The tepui antpitta[2] or brown-breasted antpitta (Myrmothera simplex) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.

Tepui antpitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Myrmothera
Species:
M. simplex
Binomial name
Myrmothera simplex
(Salvin & Godman, 1884)

It occurs in Venezuela, western Guyana and far northern Roraima.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myrmothera simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009


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