Friday, April 12, 2013

>Myrmothera simplex (Tepui Antpitta)

Tepui Antpitta





Tepui Antpitta
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Grallariidae
Genus:Myrmothera
Species:M. simplex
Binomial name
Myrmothera simplex
(Salvin & Godman, 1884)
The Tepui Antpitta or Brown-breasted Antpitta (Myrmothera simplex) is a species of bird in the Grallariidae family.
It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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