Alagoas antwren
The Alagoas antwren (Myrmotherula snowi) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Myrmotherula |
| Species: | M. snowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmotherula snowi Teixeira & Gonzaga, 1985 | |
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Habitat
The Alagoas antwren is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland in a 230 km2 range at 500–790 m elevation in Brazil, across Murici, Mata do Estado, and Serra do Urubu.[2]
Conservation
The Alagoas antwren is considered critically endangered, with a population estimated at fewer than 30 individuals as of 2014. Additionally, this population is thought to be decreasing due to farming, ranching, logging, and urban development within its range. As of 2018, there are concerns that a lack of recent records outside of Murici suggests that the population outside of it has severely decreased if not disappeared.[2]
References
- BirdLife International. (2019). "Myrmotherula snowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22724407A137581714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22724407A137581714.en. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- "Alagoas Antwren (Myrmotherula snowi) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- Sônia Aline Roda; Glauco Alves Pereira & Sidnei de Melo Dantas (2009). "Alagoas Antwren Myrmotherula snowi: a new locality and remarks on its conservation". Cotinga. 31: 74–75. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
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