Silvery-flanked antwren

The silvery-flanked antwren (Myrmotherula luctuosa) is an insectivorous bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is found in the coastal region of central Brazil.
The silvery-flanked antwren is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) in length. The male is grey above with a black throat and belly. The female has a pale grey head, olive-grey back, brown wings and ochre underparts.[2]
This species was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Myrmotherula luctuosa.[3] It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the white-flanked antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris).[2] The species is monotypic.[4]
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