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Squamate Antbird
Myrmoderus squamosus (Pelzeln, 1868)
Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
Squamate Antbird, Myrmoderus squamosus, is a passerine of the antbird family found in south-east Brazil. It was first described by Pelzeln in 1868 and is the only member of its genus. The bird is tied to the floor of evergreen forest and mature secondary growth, and it also occurs in restinga woodland on sandy ground near the coast. It prefers places with many saplings and a thick herb layer. Its known breeding range runs from southern São Paulo state to northern Rio Grande do Sul, with a further record from Iguaçu National Park in western Paraná.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: se Brazil
