Caatinga antwren

Caatinga antwren
A male caatinga antwren at Crato, Ceará state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Herpsilochmus
Species: H. sellowi
Binomial name
Herpsilochmus sellowi
Whitney, Pacheco, Buzzetti & Parrini, 2000

The Caatinga antwren (Herpsilochmus sellowi) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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