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Myrmotherula fluminensis Gonzaga, 1988

Rio de Janeiro antwren

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Now considered a synonym of Myrmotherula luctuosa (BirdLife International, 2016).

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (synonym)

Last record: 1982 (last record 1988?, rediscovered 1994?)

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

 

Distribution

Santo Aleixo, Magé, Rio de Janeiro state (central), Brazil

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Gonzaga, L. P. (1988). A new antwren (Myrmotherula) from southeastern Brazil. Bulletin of British Ornithologists’ Club 108: 132-135.

 

Other references:

BirdLife International. (2012). Myrmotherula fluminensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 13 April 2014.

BirdLife International. (2016). Myrmotherula luctuosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103657471A104032705. Downloaded on 16 December 2016.

Collar, N. J., Gonzaga, L. P., Krabbe, N., Madroño Nieto, A., Naranjo, L. G., Parker, T. A. and Wege, D. C. (1992). Threatened birds of the Americas: the ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book. International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, U.K.

Knapp, S. (1999). Reserva ecologica de Guapiaçu. [incomplete citation]

Mittermeier, John C. et al. (2022). Fantastic lost birds and how you can help find them: an updated gap analysis for the Neotropical avifauna. Neotropical Birding 31: 25-32.

Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]

Zimmer, K. J.; Isler, M. L. (2003). Family Thamnophilidae (typical antbirds). In: del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D.A. (ed.), Handbook of birds of the world, pp. 448-592. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/4065/rio-janeiro-antwren-myrmotherula-fluminensis

 

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