Leaden Antwren (Myrmotherula assimilis)
About the Leaden Antwren
The leaden antwren (Myrmotherula assimilis) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The leaden antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Myrmotherula assimilis. It has two subspecies, the nominate M. a. assimilis (Pelzeln, 1868) and M. a. transamazonica (Gyldenstolpe, 1951).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 41 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 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 Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Amazonian Streaked AntwrenMyrmotherula multostriatarecording
- Grey AntwrenMyrmotherula menetriesiirecording
- Long-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula longipennisrecording
- Moustached AntwrenMyrmotherula ignotarecording
- Pacific AntwrenMyrmotherula pacificarecording
- Plain-winged AntwrenMyrmotherula behnirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.