Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Foothill Antwren (Myrmotherula spodionota) - HBW 8, p. 585
French: Myrmidon des contreforts
German: Westlicher Graubrust-Ameisenschlüpfer
Spanish: Hormiguerito Submontano
Other common names: Ecuadorian Antwren
Taxonomy: Myrmotherula spodionota P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1880, Sarayacu, Pastaza, Ecuador.
Forms a superspecies with M. haematonota, which formerly considered conspecific, and with M. fjeldsaai. Genetic, morphological and behavioural analyses indicate that all three are part of a monophyletic group that also includes M. gutturalis, M. fulviventris, M. leucophthalma, M. ornata and M. erythrura (the “stipple-throated antwren assemblage”), and which may not be closely related to other species placed in the genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- spodionota P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880 - E Andean slope from S Colombia (Cauca, Caquetá) S to N Peru (Amazonas N of R Marañón).
- sororia Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 - E slope in Peru S of R Marañón (San Martín S to Madre de Dios).
- Least Concern
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