Dusky-tailed Antbird (Drymophila malura)
About the Dusky-tailed Antbird
The dusky-tailed antbird (Drymophila malura) is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The dusky-tailed antbird was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1825 and given the binomial name Myiothera malura. The specific epithet malura is from the Ancient Greek malos "soft" or "weak". It is now placed in the genus Drymophila which was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1824. The dusky-tailed antbird is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 184 recordings for this species: 18 CC BY-NC-SA · 11 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Klages's AntbirdDrymophila klagesirecording
- Santa Marta AntbirdDrymophila hellmayrirecording
- Streak-headed AntbirdDrymophila striaticepsrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.