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Gray Antwren
Myrmotherula menetriesii
(L 4" Wt 0.28 to 0.32 oz)
Widely distributed throughout much
of Amazonia...forage in the midstory
and lower part of the canopy.
Sani Lodge
21Mar2017
flash photos
Myrmotherula
in Greek
means ant hunter.
Edouard Menetries
There are more than 200 species, known
variously as antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens,
antvireos, fire-eyes, bare-eyes and
bushbirds.They are
not
closely related to the
wrens, vireos or shrikes.
(Wikipedia)
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Budney
Macaulay
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