Klages's antwren

Klages's antwren
	Male at Anavilhanas National Park, Novo Airão, Amazonas state, Brazil.
	Female at Anavilhanas National Park
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Myrmotherula
Species:	M. klagesi
Binomial name
	Myrmotherula klagesi; Todd, 1927

Last updated February 20, 2024

Klages's antwren (Myrmotherula klagesi) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.^[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

Klages's antwren is monotypic.^[2]

The species' English name and specific epithet commemorate Samuel M. Klages, who collected the first specimen in Santarém, Pará, Brazil.^[3]

Description

Klages's antwren is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 8.5 g (0.26 to 0.30 oz). It is a smallish bird with a tiny tail. Adult males have a black and white streaked face. Their crown, back, and rump are black with white streaks. Their tail is black with white edges and tips to the feathers. Their wings are black with white tips on the coverts and white edges on the flight feathers. Their throat, breast, and belly are white and their flanks and crissum grayer. Black streaks extend from the throat to the flanks and belly. Adult females have buff streaks (not white) on the head and upperparts. Their underparts are buff with black streaks that are mostly on the breast and sides.^[4]^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Klages's antwren is found in central Amazonian Brazil. It occurs only along the lower Rio Branco, Rio Negro, and Rio Madeira to their confluences with the Amazon and along the Amazon itself from somewhat upstream of the Rio Negro east to the mouth of the Rio Tapajós. It inhabits the subcanopy and canopy of lowland várzea and igapó evergreen forest, almost entirely below an elevation of 100 m (300 ft). It stays near the rivers including on islands.^[4]^[5]

Behavior

Movement

Klages's antwren is believed to be a year-round resident throughout its range.^[4]

Feeding

Klages's antwren feeds on arthropods, especially insects and spiders. It typically forages singly or in pairs and regularly joins mixed-species feeding flocks. It mostly feeds in dense foliage as high as (or beyond) 20 m (65 ft) above the ground, though it will descend to within about 3 m (10 ft) of the ground at the edges of watercourses and clearings. It actively seeks prey among leaves and vine tangles and along branches, gleaning by reaching, lunging, and with brief sallies from a perch.^[4]^[5]

Breeding

Nothing is known about the breeding biology of Klages's antwren.^[4]

Songs and calls

Listen to Klages's antwren on xeno-canto

Vocalization

The song of Klages's antwren is a "short series of double notes 'teWic --'...(5-7 x)". Its call is a "high, dry 'tzik-tzik tzik -' ".^[5]

Status

The IUCN originally in 1988 assessed Klages's antwren as Near Threatened and uplisted it to Vulnerable in 2017. It has a small range and restricted habitat requirements. Its population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing. "The species is predicted to lose 30-59% of its habitat by 2020 due to agriculture, deforestation and hydroelectric dam construction".^[1] It is considered fairly common to common in the Anavilhanas Archipelago on the Rio Negro; that area and several others where it occurs are protected as national and state parks. These areas "currently protect a large, viable population of the species. The small range of this thamnophilid is, however, a cause for concern".^[4]

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References

1 2 BirdLife International (2017). "Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22701439A118900498. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22701439A118900498.en . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2024). "Antbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
↑ Todd, W.E. Clyde (1927). "New gnateaters and antbirds from tropical America, with a revision of the genus Myrmeciza and its allies". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 40: 155. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Zimmer, K., M.L. Isler, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Klages's Antwren (Myrmotherula klagesi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.klaant1.01 retrieved February 8, 2024
1 2 3 4 van Perlo, Ber (2009). A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7.

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 BirdLife International (2017). "Klages's Antwren Myrmotherula klagesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22701439A118900498. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22701439A118900498.en . Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[IOC14.1-2] 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2024). "Antbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[Todd-3] Todd, W.E. Clyde (1927). "New gnateaters and antbirds from tropical America, with a revision of the genus Myrmeciza and its allies". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 40: 155. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[KLAN-BOW-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zimmer, K., M.L. Isler, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Klages's Antwren (Myrmotherula klagesi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.klaant1.01 retrieved February 8, 2024

[vanPerlo-5] 1 2 3 4 van Perlo, Ber (2009). A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7.

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