Guianan Streaked Antwren
A species of Streaked Antwrens and Allies Scientific name : Myrmotherula surinamensis Genus : Streaked Antwrens and Allies
Guianan Streaked Antwren, A species of Streaked Antwrens and Allies
Botanical name: Myrmotherula surinamensis
Genus: Streaked Antwrens and Allies
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Description
The Guianan streaked antwren has a maximum length of about 10 cm (4 in). The male is black with the upper parts streaked with white and two white wing bars. The underparts are whitish with a few black streaks. The female has a rufous-cinnamon head, black and white streaked upper parts, an orange-buff throat and pale buff underparts. This antwren's voice is an unmelodious rattle. 
Size
10 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Guianan Streaked Antwren primarily consumes small insects like lepidopteran larvae, spiders, and various hemipterans, occasionally adding berries. It actively forages 1–15 m above ground in shrubs and vine tangles, using quick movements and fluttering sallies to glean prey from vegetation. Sometimes joins mixed-species flocks briefly.
Habitat
Guianan Streaked Antwren predominantly resides in the understory and mid-story of lowland evergreen forests and shrubby secondary growths near water bodies. It favours areas with thickets and vine tangles by the banks of rivers, streams, and ponds, as well as mature mangroves at river deltas. It is sometimes found in the shrubby peripheries of large forest clearings.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Distribution Area
The Guianan streaked antwren is native to the northeastern region of South America. Its range includes southern Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana and northern Brazil, to the north of the Rio Negro and the Amazon River. It is found in the middle and understoreys of seasonally flooded forests and permanently flooded areas as well as shrubby undergrowth in secondary forest at altitudes of up to 550 m (1,800 ft).
Species Status
The Guianan streaked antwren has a wide distribution and is fairly common over parts of its range. Although its population has not been quantified, it is thought to be declining, particularly in Brazil where its habitat is being cleared to make way for cattle ranching and the cultivation of soybeans. It may not be adaptable to the breakup of its habitat into smaller areas, and for this reason, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "vulnerable".
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