Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Roraiman Antwren (Herpsilochmus roraimae) - HBW 8, p. 604
French: Grisin du Roraima
German: Tepuiameisenfänger
Spanish: Tiluchí del Roraima
Taxonomy: Herpsilochmus roraimae Hellmayr, 1903, Mount Roraima, 3500 feet [c. 1060 m], Bolívar, Venezuela.
Relationships unclear; possibly closest to H. dorsimaculatus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- kathleenae Phelps, Jr. & Dickerman, 1980 - tepuis region of SW Venezuela (W & S Bolívar, Amazonas) and adjacent Brazil (extreme N Amazonas).
- roraimae Hellmayr, 1903 - tepuis region of SE Venezuela (E Bolívar E of R Caroní), adjacent Brazil (extreme N Roraima) and WC Guyana.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male on a branch, turning around and calling Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 5 years ago 23 sec 4
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