Stripe-chested Antwren

About the Stripe-chested Antwren

The stripe-chested antwren (Myrmotherula longicauda) is a species of bird in the subfamily Thamnophilinae of the family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The stripe-chested antwren has these four subspecies:

Myrmotherula longicauda soderstromi Gyldenstolpe, 1930 Myrmotherula longicauda pseudoaustralis Gyldenstolpe, 1930 Myrmotherula longicauda longicauda Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 Myrmotherula longicauda australis Chapman, 1923

Gyldenstolpe treated subspecies M. l. australis as a separate species but that treatment was not otherwise accepted. The stripe-chested antwren is 9 to 11 cm (3.5 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 8 to 9.5 g (0.28 to 0.34 oz). It is a smallish bird with a somewhat longer tail than other members of its genus. Adult males have a black and white streaked face and neck. Their crown, back, and rump are black with white or pale gray streaks. Their tail is black with white edges and tips to the feathers. Their wings are black with wide white edges on the coverts and narrower white edges on the flight feathers. Their throat, breast, and belly are white with light black streaks on the breast... Wikipedia →