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Salvadori's Antwren
Myrmotherula minor Salvadori, 1864
Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
Salvadori's Antwren, Myrmotherula minor, is a bird of the Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil. It was first described by Salvadori in 1864 and is part of the antbird family. It occurs patchily in coastal eastern Brazil, from Bahia to extreme north-eastern Santa Catarina, mainly in lowland and foothill evergreen forest and nearby mature secondary growth. It keeps to the forest interior, often close to running water, and is usually found in the understorey to mid-storey. It is a small bird with a short tail, and the adult male and female differ in plumage.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: se Brazil
